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Thursday, July 03, 2008, 01:00 pm
Apple lops $500 off the price of SSD-based MacBook Air
With the price of NAND flash memory continuing its steady sequential decline, Apple Inc. this month cut the price of its Solid State Drive (SSD)-equipped MacBook Air by half a grand, AppleInsider has discovered.The Cupertino-based Mac maker is now selling its super slim 13-inch 1.8GHz MacBook Air with a 64GB Solid State Drive for $2598, down from the $3098 fetching price that was listed as recently as last week.
The half-grand markdown is a result of price cuts to two separate components. First, Apple reduced the price of the Air's 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor upgrade by $100 to just $200.
Secondly, the company slashed the cost of the Flash memory-based 64GB SSD drive upgrade to $599 from $999. That means customers can now configured a 1.6GHz MacBook Air with an SSD drive for as little as $2398.
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LOL what a deal.
still a large waste of money.
WHAT! This is unfair! I was an early adopter! I need store credit! I need to sue someone!
Just kidding. That was not a real rant. I am an early MBA SSD adopter, but I'm glad to have helped bring SSDs out into the marketplace more, and hopefully help drive prices down a bit. So I'm proud to have done my part! 
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Originally Posted by dontlookleft 
LOL what a deal.
still a large waste of money.
LOL what a deal.
still a large waste of money.
I disagree. I love my MBA with SSD. It's snappy. It's silent. It's sleek.
If I can afford it, and it makes me happy and fits my needs in a laptop, then my
money's not "wasted". Far from it, actually.
Is a 128MB SSD not far away?
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Originally Posted by Lafe
I disagree. I love my MBA with SSD. It's snappy. It's silent. It's sleek.
If I can afford it, and it makes me happy and fits my needs in a laptop, then my
money's not "wasted". Far from it, actually.
I disagree. I love my MBA with SSD. It's snappy. It's silent. It's sleek.
If I can afford it, and it makes me happy and fits my needs in a laptop, then my
money's not "wasted". Far from it, actually.
Well said (no, I don't have a MacBook Air). And kudos to you for not whining and bitching about the price drop.
Quote:
Originally Posted by dontlookleft
LOL what a deal.
still a large waste of money.
LOL what a deal.
still a large waste of money.
Really? For THE thinnest laptop on the market, with a CUSTOM teeny-tiny 1.8GHz Intel processor, a 64GB SSD, a 13.3" LED display, etc., etc.
Actually, the MacBook Air is very cheap, especially the high-end model.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. H
Well said (no, I don't have a MacBook Air). And kudos to you for not whining and bitching about the price drop.
Well said (no, I don't have a MacBook Air). And kudos to you for not whining and bitching about the price drop.
Actually, I believe that it's "bitching and moaning".
Quote:
Originally Posted by AppleInsider
With the price of NAND flash memory continuing its steady sequential decline...
With the price of NAND flash memory continuing its steady sequential decline...
What is a "sequential decline?" Unless the price has dropped by the same amount say, every day, or week, or month, then it is not sequential. "Steady" is adequate to imply that the price has continuously dropped without rising in between drops.
I'm guessing you mean 128GB, and I hope so. Although I just updated my MBP to a 320GB hard drive.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Squirrel_Monkey
Is a 128MB SSD not far away?
Is a 128MB SSD not far away?
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Lowest Prices Anywhere!
| Model | Price | You Save |
|---|---|---|
| 11"1.3GHz/4GB/128GB | $964.18* | $34.82 |
| 11" 1.3GHz/8GB/128GB | $1,061.18* | $37.82 |
| 11" 1.3GHz/8GB/256GB | $1,255.18* | $43.82 |
| 11"1.7GHz/8GB/128GB | $1,206.68* | $42.32 |
| 11"1.7GHz/8GB/256GB | $1,400.68* | $48.32 |
| 11" 1.7GHz/8GB/512GB | $1,691.68* | $57.32 |
| 13" 1.3GHz/4GB/128GB | $1,061.18* | $37.82 |
| 13" 1.3GHz/4GB/256GB | $1,255.18* | $43.82 |
| 13" 1.3GHz/8GB/256GB | $1,352.18* | $46.82 |
| 13" 1.3GHz/8GB/512GB | $1,643.18* | $46.82 |
| 13" 1.7GHz/8GB/256GB | $1,497.00* | $52.00 |
| 13" 1.7GHz/8GB/512GB | $1,788.68* | $60.32 |
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| 32GB WiFi | |
$429.00 | $429.00 |
| 64GB WiFi | |
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| 16GB 4G White | $459.00 | $459.00 | $459.00 |
| 32GB 4G White | $559.00 | $539.99 | $559.00 |
| 64GB 4G White | $659.00 | $659.00 | $629.99 |
| 16GB 4G Black | $459.00 | $459.00 | $459.00 |
| 32GB 4G Black | $559.00 | $539.99 | $539.99 |
| 64GB 4G Black | $659.00 | $659.00 | $629.99 |
That means customers can now configured a 1.6GHz MacBook Air with an SSD drive for as little as $2398.
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