Monday, March 28, 2011, 11:40 pm

Killer deal: Brand new Apple 11.6-inch MacBook Air for $849 ($150 savings)

By AppleInsider Staff

AppleInsider sponsor MacMall on Monday teamed up with eBay to offer readers a killer deal on Apple's 11.6-inch MacBook Air, selling brand new units for $849 while supplies last.

The promotion, which is part of eBay's ongoing March Madness blowout sale, knocks $149 (or 15%) off the entry level MacBook Air, bringing the cost down to $849.99, which is the lowest price we've ever seen on the ultra-thin notebook.

These are brand new, unopened MacBook Airs featuring a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 SDRAM, 64GB Flash Storage, NVIDIA GeForce 320M, 11.6" LED-backlit glossy widescreen display, AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1, FaceTime camera, built-in battery, and precision aluminum unibody. There's a strict limit of on per customer.

These particular March Madness deals are limited to 24-hours or less, or while supplies last. In this case, eBay is indicating that it expects to blow through the allotment of 11-inch MacBook Airs earmarked for this sale within the next 4 hours.

Readers interested in this deal can compare it to prices from Apple's other authorized resellers in AppleInsider's Mac Price Guide, the MacBook Air segment of which is included below:

MacBook Air						Discount
11" Air (1.70GHz/4GB,/64GB)	$999.00	sold out	$910.82*	$999.00	$939.00	$88.18
11" Air (1.70GHz/4GB/128GB)	$1,099.00	$1,034.99	$1,003.94*	$1,099.00	$1,034.99	$95.06
13" Air (1.80GHz/4GB/128GB)	$1,199.00	$1,129.99	$1,096.08*	$1,199.00	$1,099.00	$102.92
13" Air (1.80GHz/8GB/128GB)	$1,299.00	n/a	$1,260.99*	n/a	on order	$38.01
11" Air (2.00GHz 8GB/128GB)	$1,349.00	n/a	$1,303.68*	n/a	$1,349.00	$45.32
11" Air (1.80GHz 4GB/256GB)	$1,399.00	n/a	n/a	n/a	$1,199.00^	$200.00
13" Air (1.80GHz/4GB/256GB)	$1,399.00	sold out	sold out	sold out	sold out	$118.66
13" Air (1.80GHz /8GB/256GB)	$1,499.00	n/a	sold out	n/a	sold out	$100.00
13" Air (2.0GHz /4GB/256GB)	$1,499.00	n/a	sold out	n/a	sold out	$100.00
11" Air (2.00GHz /4GB/256GB)	$1,549.00	n/a	sold out	n/a	$1,449.00	$100.00
11" Air (2.00GHz/4GB/512GB)	$1,749.00	n/a	sold out	n/a	$1,549.00^	$200.00