Uma ukhumbula, esikhathini esithile esidlule izindaba zazishicilelwa kuyo yonke imithombo yezindaba mayelana nokuvela kwekhibhodi engenantambo yama-Mac computer yi-Apple eyayizothatha indawo yalesi samanje kufaka phakathi ukukhanyisa. La mahemuhemu asabalala ngendlela yokuthi wonke umuntu wakuthatha kalula ukuvela kwawo kungekudala noma kamuva, ngenxa yanoma yini esithombeni ukuthi Isitolo se-Apple eCzech Republic lapho ikhibhodi enokhiye bokusebenza ivele ibhekise ekukhanyeni kwangemuva, ngaphezu kokufakwa esikhundleni sokhiye we- "Khipha" ekhoneni eliphezulu kwesokudla ngenye yamandla.
Namanje amahemuhemu mayelana ne- ukubonakala okungenzeka kwaleli khibhodi ebuyiselwe emuva nge-Apple babonakala benqatshiwe kusukela kungekudala, ayifikanga nangemva kwamahora angama-24, isithombe sakhishwa ukuze kufakwe enye yekhibhodi yakudala sonke esivele siyazi.
Kodwa-ke manje amahemuhemu abuyile ngamandla, ngoba esitolo se-Apple Online eMelika isikhathi sokulinda sokuthunyelwa kwekhibhodi Intambo engenantambo esejwayelekile isuke ku- "24 hour Shipping Immediate" iye emavikini ayi-1 noma ama-2, ngakho-ke konke lokhu kuphakamise izinsolo phakathi kwabasolayo kakhulu, ngokwengxenye ngoba i-Apple ingazama ukuqeda sonke isitoko okwamanje esigcina ikhibhodi yamanje, okwakamuva wethula imodeli entsha enamahemuhemu amaningi.
Khumbula ukuthi ikhibhodi engenantambo ye-Apple ayikashintshi ingxenye enkulu selokhu yakhiwa kabusha lapho i- izindlu ze-aluminium ngo-Agasti 2007. Kamuva ithole ukubuyekezwa ngesimodeli esisekela amabhethri amabili e-AA futhi akhishwe ngo-Okthoba 2009, ngaleyo ndlela yaba ikhibhodi ejwayelekile ehanjiswa nge-iMac. Ekugcineni i-Apple ivuselele ikhibhodi futhi ngo-2011 lapho kungezwa okhiye bokusebenza abasha be-Exposé neDeshibhodi.