Looking for a cheap MacBook Air around $700 best places to look?

[Airforcekid]

I know all the limitations of a Rev A and the 4200RPM hard drive but it would be used by my parents and email and google are the only things they do. They havent even got rid of the windows 95 cloud wallpaper on there current computer so I think it could handle everything they do. Or should I get them a System 76 laptop I know a netbook would be too little and I can remotely fix issues on a mac.

 

[belvdr]

For that type of money, I'd look for a MacBook or MBP. They'd be much easier to find. Alternatively, look at a Mini and a Dell monitor (I got a 24" refurb for $169).

 

[thegoldenmackid]

eBay/Craigslist? Or get them a MacBook, if they are using 1995, whatever they have is much bulkier then any of Apple's current notebooks.

 

[Airforcekid]

eBay/Craigslist? Or get them a MacBook, if they are using 1995, whatever they have is much bulkier then any of Apple's current notebooks.

Its a desktop but its really small compared to some of todays desktops.

 

[belvdr]

Its a desktop but its really small compared to some of todays desktops.

If they're already using a desktop, I'd go for a mini and a new/refurb monitor. It sounds like they don't need the portability, so why pay more for a feature they don't use?

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Its a desktop but its really small compared to some of todays desktops.

Mac Mini?

 

[Airforcekid]

Mac Mini?

No its about 1/4 the size of a mac pro maybe comparable to a nettop.

 

[thegoldenmackid]

No its about 1/4 the size of a mac pro maybe comparable to a nettop.

My point was: if that's (tiny old PC) what they have, why not get a Mac Mini.

 

[belvdr]

My point was: if that's (tiny old PC) what they have, why not get a Mac Mini.

I've been saying that since post #2.

 

[thegoldenmackid]

I've been saying that since post #2.

Yes. I was adding another vote, as the OP has provided no reason for the need for a portable machine.

 

[pukifloyd]

Yes. I was adding another vote, as the OP has provided no reason for the need for a portable machine.

+1 for mac mini

it will be better than anything they've used

 

[Spanky Deluxe]

+1 on the Mac Mini again. Either that or keep an eye on the refurb store for a 20" iMac. There's a 24" one at $1099 now so a 20" one might be in your price range when one gets added. That would provide a far better experience overall, much bigger screen, much faster hardware. I really don't think the Air is a very good "parent machine". If nothing else, it's far easier for a clutz to break, especially with those hinges.

 

[cfitz7111]

Keep your eye on the Refurb page at Apple, you can get Mini's for as low as $429