Hot Deal: MacBook Air 11″ priced under $900
June 13, 2012
Always wanted that chic, 11-inch Macbook Air, but could never justify spending $1,000+ on it? It’s time to start digging for deals online.
At its WorldWide Developer’s Conference Monday, Apple announced an updated 11-inch MacBook Air priced at $999 — the same price as its previous model. But what is really upgraded? Let’s take a look at how this new MacBook Air is “better.”
For $999 at the Apple Store, you can get an 11-inch MacBook Air with the following:
- 1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Processor
- Turbo Boost up to 2.6 GHz
- 4 GB memory
- 64 GB flash storage
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
Not bad, minus the small amount of hard drive space.
Here’s what the previous MacBook Air in the same screen size offered for $999 before Monday:
- 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Processor
- 2 GB memory
- 64 GB flash storage
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
Hmm. Double the memory and a slightly faster processor. Is that worth the extra $100? I’m here to say no.
Before selling it away and buying an iMac to do my blogging, my 11-inch MacBook Air was awesome. The small size and light-weight make it a dream to work on. Of course, I tried to run my iTunes off it and keep photos on it, but found myself constantly using my external hard drive. 64 GB is simply not enough. If I used it just for blogging and very light photography work, then maybe 64 gigs can suffice.
So why would anyone that knows anything about making a smart computer purchase waste money buying a brand new device from Apple, when you can go on sites like Amazon or eBay and find the previous model with almost identical specs for as low as $850. That’s how much I saw it for yesterday on Amazon. Today it jumped back up to $899, but I think it’ll go back down again.
Amazon also offers great financing deals and eBay has a great promotion right now with Bill Me Later (0% interest for 6 months)
I asked my wife if I could buy a laptop so I could “work” outside on our patio. She’s the boss in this household and I won’t be buying a new Air.
But look around online and find a killer deal on the last generation MacBook Air. I guarantee you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between the two laptops (old generation and new generation) if you had them side-by-side.
If money is no object, then go buy a MacBook Pro with Retina display.
June 17th, 2012
Well I guess it is $100 cheaper than the new one, but it’s still a bit pricey. I wish money wasn’t a factor in buying my Mac, because I would already have a new MacBook Pro with Retina Display. I’m saving to buy a newer Mac, so maybe I could save a little more for the new one.