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This timeline of Macintosh models lists all major types of Macintosh computers produced by Apple Inc. in order of introduction date. Macintosh Performa models were often physically identical to other models, in which case they are omitted in favor of the identical twin. Also not listed are model numbers that identify software bundles. For example, the Performa 6115CD and 6116CD differed only in software and were identical to the Power Macintosh 6100 , so only the 6100 is listed below. The Apple Network Server and Apple Lisa are included, as they filled high-end niches of the Macintosh line despite not directly running Mac OS.
Timeline [ ]
See also: Timeline of Apple II family
1980s [ ]
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
1983
January 19
Lisa *
Compact
August 1, 1986
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
1985
January 1
Macintosh XL
Compact
April 29, 1985
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
1986
January 16
Macintosh Plus
Compact
January 1, 1987
April 14
Macintosh 512Ke
Compact
October 1, 1987
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
1987
January 1
Macintosh Plus (Platinum)
Compact
October 15, 1990
February 3
Macintosh SE
Compact
August 1, 1989
March 2
Macintosh II
Mac II
January 15, 1990
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
1988
September 19
Macintosh IIx
Mac II
October 15, 1990
*The Lisa is included, although it is not a Macintosh, due to its compatibility with Macintosh software and common use as an early Macintosh development platform.
1990s [ ]
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
1990
March 19
Macintosh IIfx
Mac II
April 15, 1992
October 15
Macintosh LC
LC
March 23, 1992
Macintosh Classic
Compact
September 14, 1992
Macintosh IIsi
Mac II
March 15, 1993
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
1993
February 10
Macintosh LC III / III+
LC
February 14, 1994
Macintosh Color Classic
Compact
May 16, 1994
Centris 610
Centris
October 21, 1993
Centris 650
Centris
October 21, 1993
Quadra 800
Quadra
March 14, 1994
PowerBook 165c
PowerBook
December 13, 1993
March 22
Workgroup Server 80
Workgroup Server
October 17, 1994
Workgroup Server 95
Workgroup Server
April 3, 1995
June 7
PowerBook 145b
PowerBook
July 18, 1994
PowerBook 180c
PowerBook
March 14, 1994
June 28
Macintosh LC 520
LC
February 2, 1994
July 26
Workgroup Server 60
Workgroup Server
October 17, 1994
July 29
Centris / Quadra 660AV
Centris / Quadra
September 12, 1994
Quadra 840AV
Quadra
July 18, 1994
August 16
PowerBook 165
PowerBook
July 18, 1994
October 10
Macintosh Color Classic II
Compact
November 1, 1995
October 21
Macintosh TV
LC
February 1, 1995
Quadra 605
Quadra
October 17, 1994
Quadra 610
Quadra
July 18, 1994
Quadra 650
Quadra
September 12, 1994
PowerBook Duo 250
PowerBook Duo
May 16, 1994
PowerBook Duo 270c
PowerBook Duo
May 16, 1994
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
1994
February 2
Macintosh LC 550
LC
March 23, 1995
Macintosh LC 575
LC
April 3, 1995
March 14
Power Macintosh 6100
Power Macintosh
May 18, 1996
Power Macintosh 7100
Power Macintosh
January 6, 1996
Power Macintosh 8100
Power Macintosh
August 14, 1996
April 26
Workgroup Server 6150
Workgroup Server
October 1, 1995
Workgroup Server 8150
Workgroup Server
February 26, 1996
Workgroup Server 9150
Workgroup Server
February 26, 1996
May 16
PowerBook 520/c
PowerBook 500
September 16, 1995
PowerBook 540/c
PowerBook 500
August 16, 1995
PowerBook 550
PowerBook 500
April 1, 1996
PowerBook Duo 280
PowerBook Duo
November 14, 1994
PowerBook Duo 280c
PowerBook Duo
January 1, 1996
July 18
Quadra 630
Quadra
April 17, 1995
PowerBook 150
PowerBook
October 14, 1995
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
1995
January 28
Power Macintosh 6200 / 6300
Power Macintosh
October 17, 1996
April 3
Macintosh LC 580
LC
October 1, 1995
Performa 5200
Performa
October 1, 1996
June 19
Power Macintosh 9500
Power Macintosh
February 17, 1997
August 7
Power Macintosh 7200
Power Macintosh
April 1, 1996
Power Macintosh 7500
Power Macintosh
February 17, 1997
Power Macintosh 8500
Power Macintosh
February 17, 1997
August 28
PowerBook 190
PowerBook
September 1, 1996
PowerBook 5300
PowerBook
August 3, 1996
PowerBook Duo 2300c
PowerBook Duo
February 1, 1997
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
1996
February 15
Apple Network Server 500 *
Network Server
April 1, 1997
Apple Network Server 700/150 *
Network Server
April 1, 1997
February 26
Workgroup Server 7250
Workgroup Server
April 21, 1997
Workgroup Server 8550
Workgroup Server
April 21, 1997
March 10
Performa 5260 / 5300
Performa
April 1, 1997
April 1
Performa 5400
Performa
February 17, 1997
Power Macintosh 7600
Power Macintosh
October 1, 1997
October 16
Apple Network Server 700/200 *
Network Server
April 1, 1997
October 17
Performa 6360
Performa
October 1, 1997
October 23
Performa 6400
Performa
May 1, 1997
November 15
Power Macintosh 4400
Power Macintosh
October 11, 1997
November 20
PowerBook 1400
PowerBook
May 6, 1998
*The Apple Network Server is technically not a Macintosh, but is included here for completeness.
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
1997
February 17
Power Macintosh 5500
Power Macintosh
March 31, 1998
Power Macintosh 6500
Power Macintosh
March 14, 1998
Power Macintosh 7300
Power Macintosh
November 10, 1997
Power Macintosh 8600
Power Macintosh
February 17, 1998
Power Macintosh 9600
Power Macintosh
March 17, 1998
PowerBook 3400
PowerBook
March 14, 1998
March 20
Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
Power Macintosh
March 14, 1998
April 21
Workgroup Server 7350
Workgroup Server
March 2, 1998
Workgroup Server 9650
Workgroup Server
March 2, 1998
May 8
PowerBook 2400c
PowerBook
March 14, 1998
November 10
Power Macintosh G3 desktop
Power Macintosh
January 5, 1999
Power Macintosh G3 minitower
Power Macintosh
January 5, 1999
PowerBook G3
PowerBook G3
March 14, 1998
2000s [ ]
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2000
February 16
PowerBook ("Pismo")
PowerBook G3
January 9, 2001
July 19
Power Mac G4 Cube
Power Macintosh
July 3, 2001
September 13
iBook (FireWire)
iBook
May 1, 2001
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2001
January 7
PowerBook G4 Titanium
PowerBook G4
September 16, 2003
May 1
iBook (white)
iBook
October 22, 2003
July 18
Power Mac G4 Quicksilver
Power Macintosh
August 13, 2002
September 8
Server G4 Quicksilver
Macintosh Server
May 14, 2002
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2003
January 7
PowerBook G4 Aluminum (12")
PowerBook G4
May 16, 2006
PowerBook G4 Aluminum (17")
PowerBook G4
April 24, 2006
February 10
Xserve slot loading
Xserve
January 6, 2004
Xserve Cluster Node
Xserve
January 6, 2004
June 23
Power Mac G5
Power Macintosh
June 9, 2004
September 16
PowerBook G4 Aluminum (15")
PowerBook G4
February 14, 2006
October 22
iBook G4 (12" / 14")
iBook
May 16, 2006
November 18
iMac G4 20"
iMac
August 31, 2004
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2005
January 11
Mac Mini
Mac Mini
February 28, 2006
October 19
Power Mac G5 dual core
Power Macintosh
August 7, 2006
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2006
January 10
iMac Core Duo
iMac
September 6, 2006
February 14
MacBook Pro (15")
MacBook Pro
February 26, 2008
February 28
Mac mini Core Solo
Mac Mini
September 6, 2006
Mac mini Core Duo
Mac Mini
August 7, 2007
April 24
MacBook Pro (17")
MacBook Pro
February 26, 2008
May 16
MacBook
MacBook
November 8, 2008
August 7
Mac Pro
Mac Pro
January 8, 2008
Xserve (Intel)
Xserve
January 8, 2008
September 6
iMac 17" Core 2 Duo
iMac
August 7, 2007
iMac 20" Core 2 Duo
iMac
August 7, 2007
iMac 24" Core 2 Duo
iMac
August 7, 2007
October 24
MacBook Pro (Late 2006)
MacBook Pro
June 5, 2007
November 8
MacBook (Late 2006)
MacBook
May 15, 2007
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2007
May 15
MacBook (Mid 2007)
MacBook
November 1, 2007
June 5
MacBook Pro (Mid 2007)
MacBook Pro
November 1, 2007
August 7
iMac 20" Aluminum
iMac
April 28, 2008
iMac 24" Aluminum
iMac
April 28, 2008
Mac mini Core 2 Duo
Mac Mini
March 3, 2009
November 1
MacBook Pro (Late 2007)
MacBook Pro
February 26, 2008
MacBook (Late 2007)
MacBook
February 26, 2008
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2008
January 8
Xserve Harpertown
Xserve
April 7, 2009
Mac Pro Harpertown
Mac Pro
March 3, 2009
January 15
MacBook Air
MacBook Air
October 14, 2008
February 26
MacBook Penryn
MacBook
October 14, 2008
MacBook Pro Penryn 15"
MacBook Pro
October 14, 2008
MacBook Pro Penryn 17"
MacBook Pro
January 6, 2009
April 28
iMac (early 2008)
iMac
March 3, 2009
October 14
MacBook Air Penryn
MacBook Air
June 8, 2009
MacBook White
MacBook
January 29, 2009
MacBook Aluminum
MacBook
June 8, 2009
MacBook Pro (Unibody) 15"
MacBook Pro
June 8, 2009
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2009
January 6
MacBook Pro (Unibody) 17"
MacBook Pro
June 8, 2009
January 29
MacBook White (early 2009)
MacBook
May 27, 2009
March 3
Mac mini (early 2009)
Mac Mini
October 20, 2009
iMac (early 2009)
iMac
October 20, 2009
Mac Pro (early 2009)
Mac Pro
August 9, 2010
April 7
Xserve Nehalem
Xserve
January 31, 2011
May 27
MacBook (mid-2009)
MacBook
October 20, 2009
June 8
MacBook Pro 13" (Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro
April 13, 2010
MacBook Pro 15" (Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro
April 13, 2010
MacBook Pro 17" (Mid 2009)
MacBook Pro
April 13, 2010
MacBook Air (Mid 2009)
MacBook Air
September 1, 2010
October 20
Mac mini (Late 2009)
Mac Mini
June 15, 2010
iMac (Late 2009)
iMac
July 27, 2010
MacBook (Late 2009)
MacBook
May 18, 2010
2010s [ ]
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2010
April 13
MacBook Pro (Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro
February 24, 2011
May 18
MacBook (Mid 2010)
MacBook
July 20, 2011
June 15
Mac mini (Mid 2010)
Mac Mini
July 20, 2011
July 27
iMac (Mid 2010)
iMac
May 3, 2011
August 9
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Mac Pro
June 11, 2012
October 20
MacBook Air (Late 2010)
MacBook Air
July 20, 2011
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2011
February 24
MacBook Pro (Early 2011)
MacBook Pro
October 24, 2011
May 3
iMac (Mid 2011)
iMac
October 23, 2012
July 20
MacBook Air (Mid 2011)
MacBook Air
June 11, 2012
Mac mini (Mid 2011)
Mac Mini
October 23, 2012
October 24
MacBook Pro (Late 2011)
MacBook Pro
June 11, 2012
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2012
June 11
MacBook Air (Mid 2012)
MacBook Air
June 10, 2013
MacBook Pro (Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro
October 27, 2016
MacBook Pro with Retina display (Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro
February 13, 2013
Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
Mac Pro
December 19, 2013
October 23
iMac (Late 2012)
iMac
September 24, 2013
MacBook Pro with Retina display (Late 2012)
MacBook Pro
February 13, 2013
Mac mini (Late 2012)
Mac Mini
October 16, 2014
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2013
February 13
MacBook Pro with Retina display (Early 2013)
MacBook Pro
October 22, 2013
March 5
iMac (Early 2013, education only)
iMac
September 24, 2013
June 10
MacBook Air (Mid 2013)
MacBook Air
April 29, 2014
September 24
iMac (Late 2013)
iMac
June 18, 2014
October 22
MacBook Pro with Retina display (Late 2013)
MacBook Pro
July 29, 2014
December 19
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
Mac Pro
June 3, 2019
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2014
April 29
MacBook Air (Early 2014)
MacBook Air
March 9, 2015
June 18
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014)
iMac
October 13, 2015
July 29
MacBook Pro with Retina display (Mid 2014)
MacBook Pro
March 9, 2015
October 16
iMac (27-inch, Retina, Late 2014)
iMac
May 19, 2015
Mac mini (Late 2014)
Mac Mini
October 30, 2018
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2015
March 9
MacBook Pro with Retina display (Early 2015)
MacBook Pro
June 5, 2017[1]
MacBook Air (Early 2015)
MacBook Air
October 27, 2016 (11")[2] June 5, 2017 (13")
April 10
MacBook (Retina, Early 2015)
MacBook
April 19, 2016
May 19
iMac (27-inch, Retina, Mid 2015)
iMac
October 13, 2015
MacBook Pro with Retina display (Mid 2015)
MacBook Pro
July 12, 2018
October 13
iMac (Late 2015)
iMac
June 5, 2017
iMac (Retina, Late 2015)
iMac
June 5, 2017
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2016
April 20
MacBook (Retina, Early 2016)
MacBook
June 5, 2017
October 27
MacBook Pro (Late 2016)
MacBook Pro
June 5, 2017
November 12
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Late 2016)
MacBook Pro
June 5, 2017
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2017
June 5
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Mid 2017) [3]
MacBook Pro
July 12, 2018
MacBook Pro (Mid 2017) [3]
MacBook Pro
July 9, 2019[4]
MacBook Air (Mid 2017) [3]
MacBook Air
July 9, 2019
MacBook (Retina, Mid 2017) [3]
MacBook
July 9, 2019[5]
iMac (21.5-inch, 2017)
iMac
October 30, 2021
iMac (Retina, 21.5-inch, Mid 2017)
iMac
March 19, 2019
iMac (Retina, 27-inch, Mid 2017)
iMac
March 19, 2019
December 14
iMac Pro [3]
iMac Pro
March 5, 2021
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2018
July 12
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Mid 2018)
MacBook Pro
May 21, 2019
October 30
Mac Mini (Late 2018)
Mac Mini
Current
MacBook Air (Late 2018)
MacBook Air
July 9, 2019
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2019
March 19[6]
iMac (Early 2019) [7]
iMac [7]
April 20, 2021[8] [9]
May 21
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)
MacBook Pro
November 13, 2019
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
May 4, 2020
July 9
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro
May 4, 2020
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)
MacBook Air
March 18, 2020
November 13
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
MacBook Pro
October 18, 2021
December
Mac Pro (2019)
Mac Pro
Current
2020s [ ]
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2020
March 18
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
MacBook Air
November 10, 2020
May 4
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro
November 10, 2020
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro
October 18, 2021
August 4
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020)
iMac
Current
November 10
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
MacBook Air
Current
Mac Mini (M1, 2020)
Mac Mini
Current
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
MacBook Pro
Current
Year
Launched
Model
Family
Discontinued
2021
April 30[10]
iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)[11]
iMac [11]
Current[10] [11]
October 18
MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro
Current
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro
Current
See also [ ]
References [ ]
Citations [ ]
^ Bell, Killian (2017-06-07). "Apple ditches its most affordable 13-inch MacBook Pro" . Cult of Mac . Retrieved 2021-02-13 .
^ "The 11-inch MacBook Air is officially dead" . 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2019-07-24 .
^ a b c d e "WWDC 2017: iOS 11, New Macs, HomePod and More" . Retrieved 2017-07-02 .
^ "Apple No Longer Sells a MacBook Pro Without a Touch Bar" . Retrieved 2019-07-24 .
^ "Apple Discontinues 12-Inch MacBook" . Retrieved 2019-07-15 .
^ Haslam, Karen. "Apple has updated the iMac for 2019" . Macworld UK . Retrieved 2021-07-16 .
^ a b "iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications" . support.apple.com . Retrieved 2021-07-16 .
^ Adorno, José (2021-03-20). "Apple discontinues 512GB and 1TB SSD options for 21.5-inch iMac as refresh looms" . 9to5Mac . Retrieved 2021-07-16 .
^ "iMac features all-new design in vibrant colors, M1 chip, and 4.5K Retina display" . Apple Newsroom . Retrieved 2021-07-16 .
^ a b "2021 iMac: Release date, features, specs, and more" . 9to5Mac . Retrieved 2021-06-23 .
^ a b c "iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021) - Technical Specifications" . support.apple.com . Retrieved 2021-06-23 .
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