serial number date code

[kyoung]

This is not a Casper question but has anyone figured out how to parse the new serial number format to get the date of mfg out of it? Thanks much.

[jarednichols]

Best way is to integrate Casper with GSX and you'll get things like purchase date and warranty info. Date of manufacture is relatively irrelevant as it could sit in a warehouse for 4 months before purchase.

[bvrooman]

It's hard. I found someone that had figured it out once, but in a cube move I lost the notes. One of the characters is a letter identifying the 6-month period starting sometime in 2011, then another is a week of the 6-month period; both of those skip arbitrary letters, and I think the latter throws in some numbers in order to make it work out math-wise.

But for all practical purposes, what @jarednichols said. :)

[kyoung]

OK. Thanks much.

[emily]

You can try this script: https://github.com/pudquick/pyMacWarranty

It gives an approximation if no data is available on the warranty, including estimated manufacture date.

You'll get results like this:

:~$ python /path/to/pyMacWarranty.py [serialnumberhere]
SERIAL_ID: [serialnumberhere]
PROD_DESCR: MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
ASD_VERSION: 
EST_APPLECARE_END_DATE: 2018-08-06
EST_MANUFACTURE_DATE: 2015-08-06
EST_PURCHASE_DATE: 2015-08-06
EST_WARRANTY_END_DATE: 2016-08-06
EST_WARRANTY_STATUS: LIMITED
PURCHASE_DATE: 
WARRANTY_END_DATE: 
WARRANTY_STATUS: 
ERROR_CODE: Unknown warranty status