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Fully loaded 11in Air in the store?
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Apple keeps only the two 11" MBA that are listed on the site in stock at retail locations.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_air?aid=AIC-WWW-NAUS-K2-BUYNOW-MACBOOKAIR-INDEX&cp=BUYNOW-MACBOOKAIR-INDEX
Just the two on the left are kept in stock. Anything else has to be custom ordered online.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_air?aid=AIC-WWW-NAUS-K2-BUYNOW-MACBOOKAIR-INDEX&cp=BUYNOW-MACBOOKAIR-INDEX
Just the two on the left are kept in stock. Anything else has to be custom ordered online.
Whorehay
macrumors 6502a
This is incorrect. I bought an 11" 1.6/4/128 at my local Apple Store. It does occasionally vary by location, but most stores by now have 'Ultimate' versions of the laptops. I would call and ask if they have the one you want in stock.
jmoore5196
macrumors 6502a
I bought an "ultimate" 11" in the Soho store in Manhattan. It was the only one on hand, but it was in stock!
Cool, I'll give them a ring Tuesday. If it's in stock then I'll be bringing home a loaded 11in Air. 🙂
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.
EspressoLove
macrumors 6502
EspressoLove
macrumors 6502
TheMacBookPro
macrumors 68020
Not true.
Based on reports on here some (many?) stores stock-
1) the default config(s)
2) the default config(s) with 4GB RAM
3) ultimate versions
Call your local store and ask I guess.
EspressoLove
macrumors 6502
I never heard about defaults with CTO RAM being offered in retail Apple Stores.
I bought mine in Dec'10 and it wasn't the case back then at least, only defaults and "Ultimates".
hfg
macrumors 68040
I have bought maxed-out Macbook Airs, Macbook Pros, iMacs, and Mac Pros from B&H Photo and Video which were in-stock items, shipped same day, and no sales tax.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=apple+Macbook+Air&N=0&InitialSearch=yes
-howard
Me too. I bought a 13" MBA (Ultimate) a couple of weeks ago. Though, that rumored June refresh should be worth waiting for. (I guess I was just too impatient!! 🙂)
I went into the store intending to buy the ultimate MBA 11". But while talking to the salesgirl, I was thinking, now in the last two years, I have bought an iMac with the 9400m integrated graphics, a 2010 13" MBP with the 320m integrated graphics...in both cases, I had spent in the range of $1000-$1500 for my computers and each time I ended up with half@$$ graphics. I started asking myself: "why are you spending another $1500 on a slow computer with crappy graphics?" I then walked over to the big boy computers (15 and 17) and started to play with those.
Two weeks later, I go online and buy a 2.3 17" MBP refurb! That's right, go into the store intending to buy an 11" Air, come out with a 17" Pro!
Two weeks later, I go online and buy a 2.3 17" MBP refurb! That's right, go into the store intending to buy an 11" Air, come out with a 17" Pro!
TheMacBookPro
macrumors 68020
I've seen some people on here say that they got a base model with just 4GB RAM upgrade. Not surprised since Apple does stock more popular configs in-store (on the Air the most popular upgrade is the RAM, or so I hear).