TechnologyHow to check your Mac’s manufacture date in macOS 27
MacRumors says macOS 27 Golden Gate restores access to manufacture-date information that effectively disappeared when Apple randomized its serial numbers a few years ago.
TLDR
macOS 27 Golden Gate adds a “Date of Manufacture” field under System Settings → General → About → Regulatory Certification, MacRumors reports. The field makes hardware-age information visible again after Apple’s randomized serial numbers removed the old decoding shortcut. It may reflect the logic board rather than the original computer after a repair, so buyers should treat it as a component clue, not an infallible purchase-history record.
How to check your Mac’s manufacture date in macOS 27
MacRumors says macOS 27 Golden Gate restores access to manufacture-date information that effectively disappeared when Apple randomized its serial numbers a few years ago.
TLDR
macOS 27 Golden Gate adds a “Date of Manufacture” field under System Settings → General → About → Regulatory Certification, MacRumors reports. The field makes hardware-age information visible again after Apple’s randomized serial numbers removed the old decoding shortcut. It may reflect the logic board rather than the original computer after a repair, so buyers should treat it as a component clue, not an infallible purchase-history record.
