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MacHeadCase
07-03-2008, 11:25 AM
According to Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/07/03/macbook-air-ssd-purchase-price-drops-by-500), "Apple quietly slashed the price of the SSD MacBook Air this week, bringing it down from nearly $3,100 to just under $2,600. While still pricier than the lower-end, hard-drive based model ($1,799), $500 is no small change and represents a pretty major price drop in roughly six months since introduction."

According to MacRumors (http://www.macrumors.com/2008/07/03/1-8ghz-ssd-macbook-air-drops-500/), Apple has emailed customers who have outstanding orders that are affected by the price drop:

To Our Valued Apple Customer:

Apple has announced a price drop for a component(s) of the MacBook Air that you recently ordered. We have automatically adjusted your order to reflect the new lower price.

For up-to-date information on your order, please visit our Order Status website at . After your order is shipped, you can also obtain tracking information on this site.

Thank you for your shopping at the Apple Store.

Sincerely,
Apple Online Store Support
mathogre
07-03-2008, 01:17 PM
Very interesting and very good! :coolthumbup:
BlueBell
07-03-2008, 01:24 PM
Well that's good.

Now if only they would drop the HDD model to $1399...
iRye
07-03-2008, 09:18 PM
That indeed would be nice. The MBA is just too pricey for me.
iRye
07-04-2008, 09:54 AM
They did for the iPhone..but that was quite shortly after it came out.
MacBookMaster
07-04-2008, 10:24 AM
yeah.. i personally am not interested in the MBA. i have seen it. and played around with a friends. and i honestly don't think it is something i would use. i think i would more use a small sony 11". it's smaller, lighter, and it has a disk drive. or like.... an asus eeePC. with linux on it. the MBA is just to expensive for what it is. in my opinion. looks good though! :biggrin:
Automatic
03-20-2009, 06:43 PM
ya very nice looking but has its limits. I like to have a nic card onboard incase something wonky ever happens to the wifi connection or no wifi access at all. But it is a sleek looking machine. I was very tempted to invest in it till I read the specs. Just wasnt right for what i needed it for.