A1278 Link Today

October 2008 – October 2016 (Mid-2012 model remained in production for four years after its initial release). Form Factor: Aluminum Unibody chassis.

The designation "A1278" was printed in crisp, black Helvetica on the spine of the unit. To the technicians at the Wayfair Historical Institute, it was just an inventory number. It denoted a mid-tier, early 21st-century laptop, specifically an Apple MacBook Pro, manufactured between 2009 and 2012. October 2008 – October 2016 (Mid-2012 model remained

Elias leaned in. The next entry was dated three weeks later. early 21st-century laptop

Then, a gap. Three years of silence.