How to check the origin of Macbook M1, M2, Pro...

In addition to how to check the Macbook Serial , knowing how to check the Macbook's origin will ensure you find a genuine device with a clear origin. Not only that, information such as warranty period, hardware changes or not can all be found. If you need to check your Mac, please refer to the following method to check the origin of your Macbook.

1. Determine the MacBook model

In fact, there are many ways to determine which Macbook model you are using:

Method 1: View information on the Mac body or product box

You can check the Macbook model you are using by looking on the product box or on the device body. Through this information, you can compare the Macbook models listed below by TipsMake:

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MACBOOK PRO

MacBookPro17.1 - A2338 (EMC 3578)

MacBookPro16.4 - A2141 (EMC 3347)

MacBookPro16.3 - A2289 (EMC 3456)

MacBookPro16.2 - A2251 (EMC 3348)

MacBookPro16.1 - A2141 (EMC 3347)

MacBookPro15.4 - A2159 (EMC 3301)

MacBookPro15,3 - A1990 (EMC 3359)

MacBookPro15,2 - A1989 (EMC 3214)

MacBookPro15,1 - A1990 (EMC 3215)

MacBookPro14.3 - A1707 (EMC 3162)

MacBookPro14.2 - A1706 (EMC 3163)

MacBookPro14.1 - A1708 (EMC 3164)

MacBookPro13.3 - A1707 (EMC 3072)

MacBookPro13.2 - A1706 (EMC 3071)

MacBookPro13.2 - A1706 (EMC 3071)

MacBookPro13.1 - A1708 (EMC 2978)

MacBookPro12.1 - A1502 (EMC 2835)

MacBookPro11.5 - A1398 (EMC 2910)

MacBookPro11.4 - A1398 (EMC 2881)

MacBookPro11.3 - A1398 (EMC 2881), A1398 (EMC 2645)

MacBookPro11.2 - A1502 (EMC 2875), A1398 (EMC 2674)

MacBookPro11.1 - A1502 (EMC 2875), A1502 (EMC 2678)

MacBookPro10.2 - A1425 (EMC 2672), A1425 (EMC 2557)

MacBookPro10.1 - A1398 (EMC 2673), A1398 (EMC 2512)

MacBookPro9.2 - A1278 (EMC 2554)

MacBookPro9.1 - A1286 (EMC 2556)

MacBookPro8.3 - A1297 (EMC 2564), A1297 (EMC 2352-1)

MacBookPro8,2 - A1286 (EMC 2563), A1286 (EMC 2353-1)

MacBookPro8,1 - A1278 (EMC 2419)

MacBookPro7,1 - A1278 (EMC 2351)

MacBookPro6,2 - A1286 (EMC 2353)

MacBookPro6,1 - A1297 (EMC 2352)

MacBookPro5.5 - A1278 (EMC 2326)

MacBookPro5,4 - A1286 (EMC 2324)

MacBookPro5,3 - A1286 (EMC 2324)

MacBookPro4,1 - A1261 (EMC 2199)

MacBookPro5,2 - A1297 (EMC 2272), A1260 (EMC 2198)

MacBookPro3,1 - A1229 (EMC 2137), A1226 (EMC 2136)

MacBookPro2,2 - A1211 (EMC 2120)

MacBookPro2,1 - A1212 (EMC N/A)

MacBookPro1,2 - A1151 (EMC 2102)

MacBookPro1,1 - A1150 (EMC 2101)

MACBOOK AIR

MacBookAir10.1 - A2337 (EMC 3598)

MacBookAir9,1 - A2179 (EMC 3302)

MacBookAir8,2 - A1932 (EMC 3184)

MacBookAir8,1 - A1932 (EMC 3184)

MacBookAir7,2 - A1466 (EMC 2925)

MacBookAir7,1 - A1465 (EMC 2924)

MacBookAir6,2 - A1466 (EMC 2632)

MacBookAir6,1 - A1465 (EMC 2631)

MacBookAir5,2 - A1466 (EMC 2559)

MacBookAir5,1 - A1465 (EMC 2558)

MacBookAir4,2 - A1369 (EMC 2469)

MacBookAir4,1 - A1370 (EMC 2471)

MacBookAir3,2 - A1369 (EMC 2392)

MacBookAir3,1 - A1370 (EMC 2393)

MacBookAir2,1 - A1304 (EMC 2334), A1304 (EMC 2253)

MacBookAir1,1 - A1237 (EMC 2142)

MACBOOK

MacBook10.1 - A1534 (EMC 3099)

MacBook9.1 - A1534 (EMC 2991)

MacBook8,1 - A1534 (EMC 2746)

MacBook7,1 - A1342 (EMC 2395)

MacBook6,1 - A1342 (EMC 2350)

MacBook5,2 - A1181 (EMC 2300)

MacBook5,1 - A1278 (EMC 2254)

MacBook4,1 - A1181 (EMC 2242)

MacBook3,1 - A1181 (EMC 2200)

MacBook2,1 - A1181 (EMC 2121), A1181 (EMC 2139)

MacBook1,1 - A1181 (EMC 2092)

Method 2: Check MacBook information on Apple Menu

In case you no longer have the box or the characters on the device's body are faded, you can still know the model you are using through the Apple menu. The steps are as follows:

Step 1: Open the Apple menu by clicking the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen and selecting About This Mac .

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Step 2: A new window that appears on the screen will display information related to your MacBook such as device name, year of manufacture, RAM memory, serial number,.

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Step 3: Click the System report option to get more detailed information related to your device including user instructions and technical specifications.

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Method 3: Check MacBook information on Apple's website

In addition to checking the Macbook's device name and release year from the Apple menu that TipsMake introduced above, you can also check this information from the Apple support website using the MacBook's serial number.

You can refer to how to find your Mac's serial number here.

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The steps are as follows:

Step 1: After getting the device's serial number, visit Apple's Check Coverage page.

Step 2: Enter your MacBook's Serial Number in the Enter your serial number section and enter the confirmation code then click Continue to continue.

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Step 3: The website will display the model name and release year as well as the warranty period of your MacBook.

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2. How to check the origin of your Macbook

To check which country your Macbook was manufactured in, there are many different ways, of which the fastest way is to check the information on the bottom of the device as TipsMake mentioned above through the serial number. is displayed the date before the version number.

In addition, for Macbooks manufactured after 2010, you can check the origin of the Macbook through the serial number which is the first two letters to determine the country of manufacture of the device.

Below is a list of serial numbers corresponding to each different country:

- FC - Fountain, Colorado, USA

- F - Fremont, California, USA

- XA, XB, QP, G8 - America

- RN - Mexico

- CK - Cork, Ireland

- VM - Foxconn, Pardubice, Czech Republic

- SG, E - Singapore

- MB - Malaysia

- PT, CY - Korea

- EE, QT, UV - Taiwan

- FK, F1, F2 - Foxconn, Zhengzhou, China

- W8 - Shanghai, China

- DL, DM - Foxconn, China

- DN - Foxconn, Chengdu, China

- YM, 7J - Hon Hai/Foxconn, China

- 1C, 4H, WQ, F7 - China

- C0 - Tech Com, Quanta Computer Subsidiary, China

- C3 - Foxconn, Shenzhen, China

- C7 - Pentagon, Truong Hai, China

- RM - Refurbished products from Apple.

Hopefully the information shared by TipsMake through the article on how to check the origin of your Macbook will be useful to you. If you have any questions, leave them below in the comments section for everyone to answer together!

Lesley Montoya

Update 17 June 2024