Following a report just yesterday claiming that Apple appeared to be phasing out the white MacBook in favor of the entry-level MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models, Apple today has done just that, removing the machine from the list of product lines on its Mac page.

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The white MacBook had been sold for $999, a price matched by the entry-level MacBook Air, but the MacBook Air offers a smaller display, less storage and connectivity, and no optical drive. On the flip side, the MacBook Air of course offers a sleeker profile and increased portability, and is more in line with Apple's current design aesthetic.

Update: The white MacBook is not officially dead yet, as Apple is continuing to sell the machine to educational institutions only.

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AAPLaday Avatar
AAPLaday
153 months ago
2006-2011 rip :)
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ghostlyorb Avatar
ghostlyorb
153 months ago
Sad to see it go.. But at least the MBA is the same price.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
GeekLawyer Avatar
GeekLawyer
153 months ago
It's a little sad. That design lineage traced back to the white G3 iBook.

Oh well. Onward and upward.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
blackburn Avatar
blackburn
153 months ago
So the macbook had great graphics, then?

Better than the crappy intel one. And macbook airs aren't for serious use. It ain't a replacement. 2gb of ram for 1000$ that's nuts.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Jolly Jimmy Avatar
Jolly Jimmy
153 months ago
I don't get it. Apple's best selling laptop discontinued and nothing to replace it. No more low end laptop for under a grand (11" pocket book does not count). The cheapest 13" now costs 200€ more.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Schtumple
153 months ago
I did think the white macbook wasn't going to last long, it was the only machine they sold that didn't fit in terms of design.

Definite shame to see it go but it was inevitable. I can't see the lowest MBA picking up the slack though, it's far too limited by comparison.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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