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- TheBead, on 07/22/2008, -14/+165Sub meaning $1000 - $1.
- twtmc, on 07/23/2008, -6/+60Get it down to $800 and we will talk.
- Netik09, on 07/23/2008, -4/+47Why don't they just say $999.95 plus tax and shipping and handling?
- timusca, on 07/22/2008, -17/+58Last I checked, $999 < $1000. Would you prefer them to advertise a sub-$3000 notebook? While true, it doesn't exactly portray a lower price.
And don't single Apple out on this... Wal-Mart and other retailers do it ALL the time by saying, "get X product for less than $10!" when the price is $9.99+tax. It is a marketing strategy that has been in use for decades. - BioXD, on 07/22/2008, -15/+50i just hope they don´t start reducing the product quality, i love my macbook and i think the price right now is fair enough for what you get.
- blankoboy, on 07/23/2008, -0/+34That's nice and all but can we PLEASE get a new Mac Mini (or other headless Mac). Tired of waiting.
- carlos259, on 07/23/2008, -4/+33So is it a sub-$1000 notebook, or a touch computer priced at a low profit margin?
or, even better, a sub-$1000 touch notebook? ^_^ - skeletorcares, on 07/23/2008, -16/+40the Air2 - now with even less features.
- trispear, on 07/23/2008, -2/+26Thanks, I was thinking that it was an underwater watercraft / $1000 macbook combo until you washed away my confusion.
- Evi1d33d, on 07/23/2008, -0/+18But black will cost extra.
- freshyill, on 07/23/2008, -1/+19Great news for people looking for the low end, but what I *really* want is a fully refreshed 15" MacBook Pro.
- digitalpencil, on 07/23/2008, -0/+17"we've removed the trackpad, keyboard and all the ports! It fits into a birthday card envelope now although you do control it by whistling.."
- tattertech, on 07/23/2008, -1/+18You might want to try reading. Apple isn't saying anything. Wall Street analysts are saying there's evidence to point to reduced price points on Macs because of their statement about tighter margins.
- ThatGeek, on 07/23/2008, -3/+19you dont quite understand marketing do you?
- madmac625, on 07/23/2008, -0/+15Shift happens. You never have the latest and greatest thing for too long. Specs improve and prices drop.
- Orcmors, on 07/23/2008, -1/+13I doubt that even Apple can get people to buy laptops with CRT screens.
- Dantetheinferno, on 07/23/2008, -4/+163x the price for
Slightly higher resolution
1/2 the RAM
Slightly higher proccessor clock
Less hard drive
same DVD burner
No antenna / FM tuner (Learn to travel)
Slightly improved video card.
APPLE LOGO!!!!
Ya, I can really see why you'd want to pay 3x the money for something that's so much better. Steve's reality distortion field at work for ya. - Shivetya, on 07/23/2008, -1/+12They need a MacBook aimed at the World of Warcraft crowd.
13.3 1440x900 or so, 4gb ram, dual core 2.4, 8600M for around 1100... 160gb hard drive.
the only reason I avoid mac laptops (I have an imac) is the reasonably priced macbooks don't have discreet video) - slifty, on 07/23/2008, -0/+9Don't worry, you got a free $300 iPod Touch instead of a $100 discount.
P.S. next time you are a freshman in college you should wait until after you get to campus. College stores tends to sell them for about $200 less anyway. - Raphyy, on 07/23/2008, -2/+11Actually the Air isn't really your everyday laptop. It's more for the people who live to travel and can't afford to have something that takes too much space. You make yourself look stupid by thinking you are actually funny.
Die. /thread - tidu, on 07/23/2008, -4/+1332GB SSD alone is like twice the price... you're livin' in a DREAM WORLD, man!
- trispear, on 07/23/2008, -2/+11Um, yeah. Even the eeePCs aren't that cheap.
- h4mx0r, on 07/23/2008, -2/+10because it's $999.94 plus tax and s&h.
- mastertrevor, on 07/23/2008, -4/+11And the Apple rumor mill starts churning all over again.
- EricJD, on 07/23/2008, -1/+8Yeah. You can already get a MacBook for $999 with an education discount at the Apple Store.
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -2/+9I second that, apple could fully take over with an $800.00 notebook.
- wellyuk, on 07/23/2008, -3/+10What can't a Macbook run? It can run any software available for Windows, OS X, Linux or any other desktop operating system you care to mention. So what is this 90% of software I'm unaware of? Hmm? My Macbook Pro currently runs Ubuntu, Windows XP (SP3) and OS X. I think I've got pretty much all popular bases covered. So.. this software you were saying it doesn't run. What is it?
- srodolff, on 07/23/2008, -4/+11Well, let's see... I can get a Toshiba laptop with 17" 1440x900 display, 4GB RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0Ghz, 320GB HD, Supermulti layer DVD, built-in webcam and mic, built in FM tuner with antenna, and a 256MB ATI Radeon dedicated video card for $999.
Will the Apple offering be anywhere close to this? - dsgamer, on 07/23/2008, -1/+8I think you just challenged Steve Jobs....not good
- srodolff, on 07/23/2008, -1/+7So, you're saying that a Macbook Pro with roughly comparible specs is 3 times as much.
Thanks for making my point.
Now, if that same config was $999, I'd be impressed. - Rikm, on 07/23/2008, -0/+6Article also talks about a ~$200 drop in MBP pricing too.
- rimantas, on 07/23/2008, -5/+11Yeah. And it is best selling item on the Apple store. People must be stupid, heh?
More likely your assumptions what _most_ need in notebook are stupid.
My decision to buy Air was based on how I used my iBook:
I never had replaceable battery for it and was not going to get one, I used it with wifi exclusively, so ethernet port was not needed, I never needed more than one usb port and used dvd drive to watch movies only before I got iMac.
On the other hand screen and keyboard was used every time I worked on iBook so full-size backlit keyboard and bright screen of Air is what I REALLU appreciate. And compactness of it, of course. - tidu, on 07/23/2008, -0/+6That's their technique... they know 95% of their sales in June/July/August are from college students, so they clean out their stock for new stuff.
- Lancelot9201, on 07/23/2008, -2/+7All that hardware is great until you reveal that it runs "Vista". That kills 50% of its value.
Being a certified Windows tech who converted I can honestly say I only recommend OS X to any of my family or customers. I don't get any of the headache calls for virus / spyware, new hardware driver issues, etc...
~Food For Thought~ - evillawngnomes, on 07/23/2008, -4/+9You still paid too much for it.
- KibblesnBitts, on 07/23/2008, -1/+6I'll be sure to think of that in my next life.
And my college store only sells Dell, and it's for retail price, but thanks for the tip
-Feels like a jackass for not actually reading the article - DeFex, on 07/23/2008, -1/+6dont forget $400 for a $40 ram upgrade.
- wondertwins, on 07/23/2008, -0/+5dude, it hasnt been even CONFIRMED and your saying that your ordering next week? wtf are u smoking
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -1/+5You can already get one for $999 by clicking on the education discount button on apple.com. C'mon people.
- inactive, on 07/23/2008, -7/+11lets hope its not exorbitantly overpriced overseas.
- Frost9999, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4The rule for buying any computer hardware, even upgrades, is that you wait until the very moment you need it. Buying a Laptop now because you will need one in a month usually means that you lose out.. prices creep down and features improve in that month which means you lose out on value for money.
The alternative plan to this is upgrading from one Macbook to the latest one... there is probably a point in time when the resale value of your used Macbook is optimal compared with the cost of the replacement. Anyone care to do the maths on that? It would have to be only one generation old so I guess less than 2 years between upgrades if you do it this way. - inactive, on 07/23/2008, -1/+5I think it should be illegal to sell any computer with 512MB ram and a CD-RW Drive. It's down right insulting. 2GB and DVD-RW should be the minimum standard no exceptions!
- skyshock1, on 07/23/2008, -1/+5How's this?
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MA607LL-Intel-Drive-Co ... - jamesdew, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4I wonder when apple are going to release an UMPC, apple fanbois would eat that ***** up
- consonance, on 07/23/2008, -4/+8Funny, a computer company giving you "more for less" is what the entire industry does, year after year after year.
In 1999 a 10GB hard drive cost $200. Do 320GB hard drives cost $6400 today? Of course not. Prices decrease over time--sometimes in a matter of months. Why, today Intel announced price drops for some of its CPUs, with new, more powerful models entering the market at the price points of the previous models. I call that giving you "more for less," don't you? - mike9173, on 07/23/2008, -0/+4bout time they got a new macbook
i wanted an apple laptop for over a year now,
i hated the look of the macbook and the macbook pro was too expensive
finally a computer that hopefully will look good and preform - kidathinnes, on 07/23/2008, -0/+3douche #2
- kidathinnes, on 07/23/2008, -0/+3douche #1
- digitalpencil, on 07/23/2008, -0/+3i think he's talking about CCFL instead of LED
- BlueSkyfish, on 07/23/2008, -1/+4http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-32GB-ExpressCard-S ...
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