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MacBook Air Selling Out
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Part of me wonders if this is Apple purposely keeping somewhat short supplies of the MBA in order to drive up the demand. After the reaction that quite a few people had after the introduction, it wouldn't be a bad plan. Quite a few people want things even more when they are hard to get a hold of, I imagine the same would go for computers. Regardless of what the reason is for the shortage, it is good to know that the MBA is selling.
Come on man, there are thousands of people in many cities and millions in many states (U.S. speaking only) and the AIR has been out what a little better than a month? How many people do you expect to run into with an AIR? Just because you don't see many people with an AIR out of all these millions of people doesn't mean it's selling well.
Do you happen to be EVERYWHERE in the world?
clevin, if the topic is "MacBook Air Selling Out", wouldn't the data points be "can the Air be purchased immediately"?
Since it takes 5-7 days to ship from store.apple.com, it appears to be sold out online.
When I looked at the store availability tool this morning, the majority of stores in the ~10 random states I picked were sold out.
Many of the third-party resellers have sold out.
So again, what more data do you need to draw the conclusion that they're selling out?
This is great, I like the idea of the MacBook Air, but cant justify owning one right now. I also want to see how this product will evolve and come down in price as some of the technologies inside it come down in price.
For the record i never claimed to be a business genius.
If i was then I would turn my current business from 200k to a million in no time but thats another show.
My observation is based on personal situations I encountered while visiting the apple store.
When you have the end user put both spec sheet and price side by side it confuses them to a point where they
Start to question their purchase .RETAIL RULE IS TO LOCK THE SALE NOT MAKE THEM DOUBLE GUESS.
Comparisons can be made anytime but why give them a reason to question their decision while in your store?
2.4 looks more attractive then 1.6 @ 1299.99 opposed to 1799.99. It is instilled in our brain the higher the number the better it probably is.
End users have no knowledge about computers so they rely on observation and comparisons.
The general public have no idea of what the difference is between led and old technology. All they know is THE SCREEN WORKS and it looks the same.
I dont think they care about how much power it sucks etc. Backlight keys? Another selling point that they may say is cool but numerous people use some sort of light
On when they use their computer because they are under the notion of strain eyes. I CAN GO ON it is not hard to put your geeky-ness aside and think as a regular person.
Simply put if you knew nothing about computers or had a general idea, Led, SSD etc means nothing to you they are simply the lcd screen and hard drive thats been used as far as you can remember. What is more attractive to you? 1299-1499 or 1799.99-3k when you have both spec sheets side by side?
It is a niche product targeted at people who prefer thinness over power. But I know a good amount of people who wanted to buy the air but walked out with a macbook because they compared and for the buck THEY even GOT A PORTABLE DVD PLAYER in the process.
If i was then I would turn my current business from 200k to a million in no time but thats another show.
My observation is based on personal situations I encountered while visiting the apple store.
When you have the end user put both spec sheet and price side by side it confuses them to a point where they
Start to question their purchase .RETAIL RULE IS TO LOCK THE SALE NOT MAKE THEM DOUBLE GUESS.
Comparisons can be made anytime but why give them a reason to question their decision while in your store?
2.4 looks more attractive then 1.6 @ 1299.99 opposed to 1799.99. It is instilled in our brain the higher the number the better it probably is.
End users have no knowledge about computers so they rely on observation and comparisons.
The general public have no idea of what the difference is between led and old technology. All they know is THE SCREEN WORKS and it looks the same.
I dont think they care about how much power it sucks etc. Backlight keys? Another selling point that they may say is cool but numerous people use some sort of light
On when they use their computer because they are under the notion of strain eyes. I CAN GO ON it is not hard to put your geeky-ness aside and think as a regular person.
Simply put if you knew nothing about computers or had a general idea, Led, SSD etc means nothing to you they are simply the lcd screen and hard drive thats been used as far as you can remember. What is more attractive to you? 1299-1499 or 1799.99-3k when you have both spec sheets side by side?
It is a niche product targeted at people who prefer thinness over power. But I know a good amount of people who wanted to buy the air but walked out with a macbook because they compared and for the buck THEY even GOT A PORTABLE DVD PLAYER in the process.
Your nutsIt's ok that you're a newbie here but hey do you really except that Apple is putting 4GB of RAM in a laptop, standard? You gotta be kidding me mate. 4GB is already an overkill in a Macbook Pro, don't even begin about the Air. And 80GB SSD's don't excist, they go by times two, so afther 64GB comes 128, 256, 512.. And forth. 100GB hard drives are technically not possible due to limited space. Think different
before you post.
And btw, welcome to the forums.
To the guy above me, it is simple. People who buy a MacBook are a different kind of market segment, these are not the ultraportable people. And care less about size, thinness and weight. The ultaportable segment of the market, is willing to pay a big buck for that speed in a beautifull, light and compact case. And that is the MacBook Air.
It's ok that you're a newbie here but hey do you really except that Apple is putting 4GB of RAM in a laptop, standard? You gotta be kidding me mate. 4GB is already an overkill in a Macbook Pro, don't even begin about the Air. And 80GB SSD's don't excist, they go by times two, so afther 64GB comes 128, 256, 512.. And forth. 100GB hard drives are technically not possible due to limited space. Think differentbefore you post.And btw, welcome to the forums.
To the guy above me, it is simple. People who buy a MacBook are a different kind of market segment, these are not the ultraportable people. And care less about size, thinness and weight. The ultaportable segment of the market, is willing to pay a big buck for that speed in a beautifull, light and compact case. And that is the MacBook Air.
according to the apple store it is the number one seller, even after the book/pro updates.
why do people have so much trouble accepting that maybe it really is the notebook that the majority want?
Yes, people do want it.
Those of us here at MacRumors are not the core, mainstream or bulk of Apple's audience. We have become the Niche.
Your nuts
That maybe true for you, but anyone who deals with movie editing, photo editing, 3d modeling or VMs loves 4gb (or more RAM).
If all you truly need is an ultraportable machine to check email and surf the net then nearly anything Apple makes is overkill. Check out the EEEpc or one of the other $400-$500 portable internet devices.
Perhaps because by the looks of the forums its the majority of which dislike it either in its entirety or in part?
well, of course no data is needed for "selling out"
however, I think I was replying to #20, which seems to make an argument that exceeds the statement of "selling out". To which, I was just curious about numbers.
Do you really think people are going to do heavy video editing on a MacBook Air? I doubt it, and even then 4GB would be idiocy. People would complain about the price EVEN MORE.
As long as they're walking out with something Apple, I really don't think Apple cares. Their COO recently said that if anything cut into their sales, they'd prefer it be one of their products vs a competitors. i.e. Losing a MBA sale to a MB is much better than losing it to a Thinkpad.
Like you said, it's a product targeted at people who value thinness more than power. Those people are going to compare specs between the MBA and the thin Thinkpads, not between the MBA and the thicker MB/MBP, so I don't think that the MBA needs to be kept far, far away from the other Apple notebooks.
It's amazing how many of the naysayers (the one's that really wanted one but couldn't afford it) said it wouldn't sell and Apple may discontinue it now the AIR is selling so well stock levels aren't kept up.
I could afford two
. However the specs are for a vanity machine not something I'd want to do my music on. That's ok for Apple though. There's a market for that kind of machine. I guess the recession hasn't kicked in yet.
Ah, OK. I meant to reply to your post #5 where you were asking for data, but didn't hit the reply button until I saw you mention it a second time in post #20.
I couldn't care less about the RAM (2GB is plenty), the processor power, and can even make out with the wimpy graphics, and no optical drive, because you can hook the Apple one up if you need to. But what makes the MBA a no-sale for me is
1) The price
2) The small HD
If those problems were fixed, the MBA could be a primary laptop for me. And after giving that thought, I'm surprised it's that simple of a list. I could buy one in a few years with better technology for sure.
1) The price
2) The small HD
If those problems were fixed, the MBA could be a primary laptop for me. And after giving that thought, I'm surprised it's that simple of a list. I could buy one in a few years with better technology for sure.
lol, that one was purely curiosity. since I think sold out is a balance of how much you produce, and how much you sell. And I still have doubt that MBA is a popular product among all users like somebody argued. (I do not, and have not, have any doubt that rich fashionable users are always the target tho)
Last time Microsoft got ZUNE 2 shortage, many people argued that M$ intentionally made less available in the market just to drove up the demand, etc, etc.
Sounds like Apple is not being run by a bunch of idiots as some of the posts here seem to alude.
I am glad all is going well and that the correct people are picking up an Air.
Go Apple.
I am glad all is going well and that the correct people are picking up an Air.
Go Apple.
I think the Cube was a good product it just wan't what people were looking for at the time. Between iMacs and PowerMacs there wasn't really that much room for difference and While the Cube was a cool design it wasn't significantly more powerful the the iMacs for people to upgrade or significantly more affordable then the PowerMacs to get them to but them. It was in a fuzzy Gray Area where there wasn't a market for.
The Macbook Air does have a good niche market it falls under the smallest Laptop available, So for people who do a lot of movement with their computer will find it useful. And most people don't use the Optical Drives all that much. So it is handy. Good for people who work in the field such as Insurance Adjusters, Home Inspectors, Plumbers, Electricians, Any title with the word Field in it, Sales people... It has its uses and a lot of people were looking for something without Windows on it that is small light and professional looking.
Give me that 9" MBA and I'll buy it on day one. I don't care if it doesn't have an optical drive or run every ap in the Adobe Master Collection Suite at the same time.