Oh, now this is interesting. When the new MBAs were introduced this morning I wasn't aware (as evidenced in my first post to this thread) they were keeping the old model.
Then I looked at the Store and saw they were still offering it at the old $995 price point.
Now, I just checked the Apple store again, and it's now being offered at $849. I'd been putting off the replacement of my ancient polycarbonate MB until today's announcements, wanting to see if Apple would have a better option at the low end of the MacBook range.
Looks like they do. Might have to have a family finance meeting and think about cracking open the piggy bank.
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Anyway, you'll see my latest post is right on topic: the "old" model (relevant, since it's still a currently offered machine) just got a $150 price drop sometime this afternoon.
Also UPDATE: the new models are starting at $1149 for now. No idea how long this deal will last.
Then I looked at the Store and saw they were still offering it at the old $995 price point.
Now, I just checked the Apple store again, and it's now being offered at $849. I'd been putting off the replacement of my ancient polycarbonate MB until today's announcements, wanting to see if Apple would have a better option at the low end of the MacBook range.
Looks like they do. Might have to have a family finance meeting and think about cracking open the piggy bank.
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Sorry, as a n00b I guess I wasn't aware if this forum is less patient towards subthreads than others I post to, but no matter: I'm done justifying my perfectly valid use case for having a home laptop.Isn't there another thread where the merits of old storage media could be discussed at length without cluttering up this one?
Anyway, you'll see my latest post is right on topic: the "old" model (relevant, since it's still a currently offered machine) just got a $150 price drop sometime this afternoon.
Also UPDATE: the new models are starting at $1149 for now. No idea how long this deal will last.
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