How can I find out which Macbook model sells the best? I need sales figures, whether it's quarterly, yearly, etc. I'm trying to prove a point to my know it all friend who thinks the white Macbooks sold well in comparison to the other models. Which doesn't make sense because they were discontinued.
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How can I find out which Macbook model sells the best?
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Your friend was correct. The Macbook sold well and was discontinued to (most likely, based on a survey of analyst opinions) to rationalize the line and to make the Air the entry level.
GGJ is also correct in that Apple does not post which model sold how many.
GGJ is also correct in that Apple does not post which model sold how many.
So how do you know they sold well if they don't say how many are sold? I need to figure out how many were sold in comparison to Pros and Airs. My friend who works at the Apple store said 95% of the people who came in to buy a laptop would buy a Pro or Air.
You can't find that out, because Apple doesn't disclose that information. Poor sales is not the only reason for discontinuing a product.
If you poke around at all you'll see that Apple was estimated to have sold 80,000-100,000 Macbooks per month.
How do people come up with those numbers? Leaks from suppliers of Macbook only parts, modelling of known sales, leaks from Apple themselves, etc. If you want a definitive, official Apple number you'll likely never see one.