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1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air Drops $500

Apple has quietly dropped the price of the high end MacBook Air by $500.

The high end MacBook Air comes equipped with a 1.8GHz upgrade (from 1.6GHz) and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). The total price for the high end laptop is $2598. Compare this to the original price of the 1.8GHz/SSD MacBook Air at $3098 just last week (Google Cache).

The base price for the 1.6GHz 80GB Hard Drive MacBook Air remains at $1799. The difference in price appears to be a combination of price drops in both the processor upgrade ($200 vs $300) and SSD ($599 vs $999).

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

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47 months ago
Woo hoo.


I can't wait to see what they have in 1.5 to 2 years from now...
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47 months ago
Nice!!, Although I'm not in the Market for Macbook Air, but definitely many people will be glad.
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47 months ago
Nice to see price drops for the SSD drives. That's a pretty significant drop with good implications for the near future. ;)
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47 months ago
sweet! now i'm getting one!
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47 months ago
Not sure I would get the SSD with less space, but it is nice to see. It would have been nice to see the base model hit $1,699.
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47 months ago



Apple has quietly dropped the price of the high end MacBook Air by $500.

The high end MacBook Air comes equipped with a 1.8GHz upgrade (from 1.6GHz) and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). The total price for the high end laptop is $2598. Compare this to the original price of the 1.8GHz/SSD MacBook Air at $3098 just last week (Google Cache).

The base price for the 1.6GHz 80GB Hard Drive MacBook Air remains at $1799. The difference in price appears to be a combination of price drops in both the processor upgrade ($200 vs $300) and SSD ($599 vs $999).

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FinallY!!!
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47 months ago
No Firewire, no purchase.
No true ethernet port, no purchase.
No video out, no purchase.
Just a single USB port, no purchase.

That easy to make it right!
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47 months ago
It would be nice if they eventually got the Air down to MacBook prices in the $1000-$1300 range. Then it would be like a simple choice for a mainstream laptop. Instead of standard vs. exotic. it would be faster and more expandable or thinner and lighter but less expandable, without price being a factor. I know someone who would love an Air but she just can't afford $1800+.
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47 months ago
Wonder if the UK will get a price drop as well soon.

Probably if so will be around £1800 as it is £2028 for the SSD model at the moment.
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47 months ago
Very cool, but I won't be getting one for about 2 years anyway, so hopefully by then it will be more along the lines of 2.4 ghz 128GB SSD or for less than 2k :)

Edit: Yup, now the option for a SSD on the 1.6 is down to $599.
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