Apple announces discontinuation of Thunderbolt Display, older iPad Air, entry-level iPad

News on June 1st, according to Apple’s official announcement, starting today, Apple announced that it will use Thunderbolt Display monitors and the first-generation iPad Air and the fifth-generation entry-level iPad are listed as obsolete products. This means that these three products will no longer receive official maintenance services or other hardware support from Apple. Users will not be able to Store or Apple authorized service provider to obtain relevant repairs or services.

According to the editor’s understanding, the one that has attracted much attention is the first-generation iPad Air. As the first iPad product to emphasize thin and light design, it was launched in 2013. The iPad is equipped with a 9.7-inch screen, an A7 processor, a 5-megapixel wide-angle rear camera and a 1.2-megapixel FaceTime front camera. Compared to earlier iPads, the first-generation iPad Air is 28% lighter in weight and has 43% smaller bezels. The initial selling price starts at 3,588 yuan. Today, iPad Air has developed to the fifth generation. When the 4 was launched, it underwent a major overhaul in appearance, adopting design solutions such as a full screen and right-angled borders similar to the iPad Pro.

However, many users have expressed dissatisfaction with this and believe that the iPad Air has lost its usual thin and light positioning. Apple's precise positioning of this product line has problems, causing many users to switch to iPad mini, or directly switched to Android tablet devices.

Another product on the list of obsolete products is Thunderbolt Display. This monitor was released in 2011 and discontinued in 2016. It features a 27-inch panel with 1440p resolution and integrated HD FaceTime video camera. In terms of interfaces, the monitor is equipped with three USB 2.0 interfaces, a FireWire 800 interface, a Thunderbolt interface and a Gigabit RJ-45 interface.

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