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Macworld San Francisco 2008 Keynote About to Start
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I like the way how the design kinda resembles the first Powerbook G4 (aka tiBook)
Regarding the price... C'mon, this was something we could have expected from the beginning. All totally new products released by Apple carry a high price tag, like the iPhone and appletv (which "surprise surprise!" got its price-cut today). Within a year the Macbook air will probably have its price-cut as well...
Regarding the price... C'mon, this was something we could have expected from the beginning. All totally new products released by Apple carry a high price tag, like the iPhone and appletv (which "surprise surprise!" got its price-cut today). Within a year the Macbook air will probably have its price-cut as well...
MacSA
macrumors 68000
You should be grateful.. Europeans and the rest of the World are subsidising your "lower" priced Apple goods.
doubleohseven
macrumors 6502a
AU$2,499 for the base model MBA ($500 more and you can get a MBP).
AU$4,338 for the higher model!😱 (why not configure yourself a Mac Pro?)
AU$4,338 for the higher model!😱 (why not configure yourself a Mac Pro?)
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dukebound85
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yea lets keep the same 13.3 screen size and make it so much easier to use right haha
all it is is a reduction of a thin laptop already to be just a bit thinner. and then slap a premium for it and have it be crippled in comparisipn just for the sake of being thin
sounds stupid to me. they should have made a 10.1 screen to be considered ulttraportable.
this isnt ultraportable lol. maybe ultrabreakable though
Agreed this is way overpriced and way underpowered. It's just a novelty piece, to be the guy that has the thinnest underpowered laptop, that you have to buy every accesorry for it. By the time you get a cd drive and a remote (yea you have to buy one) you pretty much bought a MBP anyway.
i hope you're kidding, either that or you live under a rock
Why would you do that? Why NOW? If you wanted an iPhone, 4 months ago was the time to buy. Now you are that much closer to the 3G, 32 gb model that will make u feel like crap for buying so late.
As an early adopter who enjoyed his $100 credit as well, I will have maximized my iPhone usage by the time the 3G model rolls around.
Now is not the time to buy an iPhone.
Not at MY Walmart! The day I see ANYTHING Mac compatible in that shiteheap of a store is the day I have crabs crawling out of my ears. GOD I hate that place!
Wireless this, wireless that....they make it so much better - cheers Apple....but i do think that the UK cost is too steep. I'll prob purchase a pro version when released.......really happy about 
TV, i took a gamble on that 7 months ago and all has fallen into place....BRILL
TV, i took a gamble on that 7 months ago and all has fallen into place....BRILLThe burning question
...that I've come to Macrumors to find the answer to: How much will Apple pay for the macbookair.com domain?
...that I've come to Macrumors to find the answer to: How much will Apple pay for the macbookair.com domain?
Actually I do business with Italy so I'm not grateful for anything.....the dollar suffers horribly against the euro, so no I have NOTHING to be grateful for in the UK.
kellen
macrumors 68020
Its the same screen size that is killing me. If it were a 10" and smaller, I could see it working better, but with the same size as a MB, doesn't seem like that big of a deal.
Then again, when I see it in person, that could be another thing. I own a MB and feel it is really portable. Is this one going to be much smaller, I understand its thinner, but with the same screensize the footprint is nearly the same.
Also the base HD is 4200 rpm.
Then again, when I see it in person, that could be another thing. I own a MB and feel it is really portable. Is this one going to be much smaller, I understand its thinner, but with the same screensize the footprint is nearly the same.
Also the base HD is 4200 rpm.
tfredvik
macrumors member
AppleTV is still £199, or nearly $400. $229 + VAT should be under £140. £149 and they might sell some, even with the usual markup.
$1799 + VAT is £1078, so £1199 isn't the worst Apple markup I've seen.
The Air is nice, and Apple is clearly saying "You need a decent screen and keyboard, regardless of the device, let's make it slim slim slim" for their take on ultraportables. They have a point - thinness is far more useful than stumpiness, but I wonder about the compromises. However in terms of price it's quite competitive for its weight, features and looks.
$1799 + VAT is £1078, so £1199 isn't the worst Apple markup I've seen.
The Air is nice, and Apple is clearly saying "You need a decent screen and keyboard, regardless of the device, let's make it slim slim slim" for their take on ultraportables. They have a point - thinness is far more useful than stumpiness, but I wonder about the compromises. However in terms of price it's quite competitive for its weight, features and looks.
I'm guessing once they get all the gadget people to buy the preconfigured units, they will start making it cheaper with different parts.
$1799 was a good deal. But upgrading to 200mhz faster processor and a 64ssd killed it to over $3k.
$1799 was a good deal. But upgrading to 200mhz faster processor and a 64ssd killed it to over $3k.
Brianstorm91
macrumors 65816
Here's a picture of my new MacBook Pro:
Oh wait, I got bugger all didn't?
Cheers, Apple. Way to screw up.
Oh wait, I got bugger all didn't?
Cheers, Apple. Way to screw up.
Superjanne
macrumors member
Well that REALLY makes my day.....why the hell could'nt they at least make the drive compatible with the rest of the computer line instead of this stupid elitist ********e? As much as I love Macs, I'myes
getting really tired of the fact that I have to practically sell my house just to buy one. And not another word about how "economical" Mac Mini is...