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1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air Drops $500

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Apple has quietly dropped the price of the high end MacBook Air by $500.

The high end MacBook Air comes equipped with a 1.8GHz upgrade (from 1.6GHz) and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). The total price for the high end laptop is $2598. Compare this to the original price of the 1.8GHz/SSD MacBook Air at $3098 just last week (Google Cache).

The base price for the 1.6GHz 80GB Hard Drive MacBook Air remains at $1799. The difference in price appears to be a combination of price drops in both the processor upgrade ($200 vs $300) and SSD ($599 vs $999).

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Nice!!, Although I'm not in the Market for Macbook Air, but definitely many people will be glad.
 
Nice to see price drops for the SSD drives. That's a pretty significant drop with good implications for the near future. ;)
 
Not sure I would get the SSD with less space, but it is nice to see. It would have been nice to see the base model hit $1,699.
 
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Apple has quietly dropped the price of the high end MacBook Air by $500.

The high end MacBook Air comes equipped with a 1.8GHz upgrade (from 1.6GHz) and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). The total price for the high end laptop is $2598. Compare this to the original price of the 1.8GHz/SSD MacBook Air at $3098 just last week (Google Cache).

The base price for the 1.6GHz 80GB Hard Drive MacBook Air remains at $1799. The difference in price appears to be a combination of price drops in both the processor upgrade ($200 vs $300) and SSD ($599 vs $999).

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FinallY!!!
 
No Firewire, no purchase.
No true ethernet port, no purchase.
No video out, no purchase.
Just a single USB port, no purchase.

That easy to make it right!
 
It would be nice if they eventually got the Air down to MacBook prices in the $1000-$1300 range. Then it would be like a simple choice for a mainstream laptop. Instead of standard vs. exotic. it would be faster and more expandable or thinner and lighter but less expandable, without price being a factor. I know someone who would love an Air but she just can't afford $1800+.
 
Very cool, but I won't be getting one for about 2 years anyway, so hopefully by then it will be more along the lines of 2.4 ghz 128GB SSD or for less than 2k :)

Edit: Yup, now the option for a SSD on the 1.6 is down to $599.
 
Awesome! Still too much for me, though. I wonder what caused the price drop. SSD price reductions?
 
I don't see why anyone would pay 1k for a smaller 64Gb SSD drive. Just don't see the need, but good news to see Apple passing on the savings to their consumers. I feel sorry for the ones that bought this model over 14 days ago, that has to burn like salt on a wound.
 
Let the complaining begin... "I just bought one! ---- you Apple!" *sigh*

Quite an impressive drop! I may buy one, now. Well not now, but I may buy one.
 
roland.g said:
Not sure I would get the SSD with less space, but it is nice to see. It would have been nice to see the base model hit $1,699.
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Very true.

Looking at the number - that's an approximate 16% discount; perhaps it's possible that SSD-based MacBook Air sales have been sluggish as compared to the HDD-based MacBook Air. In my view, that fact coupled with falling SSD prices could be the reason for such a tremendous drop (of course this is nothing compared to the ~33% discount given to the 8GB iPhone after 60 days from its initial launch).
 
Good to see that Apple is continuing to help subsidize the development of solid state storage with their massive purchases. If the 64GB flash has dropped to $599 (and it's actually 32x2), hopefully the lower component cost will deliver us a 32GB iPhone by Christmastime.


Oh, and update the buyer's guide - if LCD price drops constitute an update, then this probably does too.
 
Marx55 said:
No Firewire, no purchase.
No true ethernet port, no purchase.
No video out, no purchase.
Just a single USB port, no purchase.

That easy to make it right!
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Each product is geared toward a certain audience. As you well know, you're not part of it.
 
hmmm This happens the day after the report that says SSDs don't improve battery life.
Coincidence? I think not!
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On second thought, probably.
 
For those who bought one and then received an email from Apple letting them know the price was automatically adjusted it must feel like Christmas. They just got $500 back that they thought they spent.:D
 
Marx55 said:
No Firewire, no purchase.
No true ethernet port, no purchase.
No video out, no purchase.
Just a single USB port, no purchase.

That easy to make it right!
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That's not entirely true. It does have a micro DVI port and headphone slot next to the USB.
 
Marx55 said:
No Firewire, no purchase.
No true ethernet port, no purchase.
No video out, no purchase.
Just a single USB port, no purchase.

That easy to make it right!
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crees! said:
Each product is geared toward a certain audience. As you well know, you're not part of it.
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Indeed. I would think he would have known that by now.

Edit:
and there is a micro DVI port.... and why does anyone need Ethernet anymore? what happened to wi-fi?
 
is this related to the news that

SSD actually consume more power than normal HDD?

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