MacBook Air Topic

08
Jun

Following today's announcements WWDC announcements that included the re-branding of the 13-inch MacBook as a MacBook Pro, the release of new 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models and a MacBook Air update, it's expected that the 2009 Back To School promotion will be subjected to increased interest from education buyers due to lower prices across the Mac portable lineup.  Education buyers can get a free iPod touch when purchased along side a new qualifying Mac.

08
Jun

During the 2009 Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on Monday, Apple updated the MacBook Pro with faster processors and lowered prices by up to $700.  The entry-level 1.86GHz model now sells for $1499 (down from $1799) and the high-end 2.13GHz model now sells for $1799 (down from $2499).

28
May

Apple has launched its 2009 Back to School promotion for education customers across a number of its international online stores a day after the launch of the U.S. and Canadian promotion was unveiled.  The timing of the international promotion comes as a surprise because Apple usually launches it later in the year.

27
May

Apple has announced the 2009 Back-To-School promotion. Qualified students, faculty, and staff can get a free iPod when they purchase a new MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, or Mac Pro.  A total savings of $719 can be achieved by combining a qualifying Mac, iPod, printer, and software.

04
May

Apple's MacBook portables have taken three top spots in the June 2009 issue of Consumer Reports.  Apple Macintosh laptops ranked highest across the 13-inch, 14-to 16-inch and 17- to 18-inch categories as Apple readily beat out PC vendors who sell Windows based systems.  Interestingly the systems that Microsoft has featured in their recent television ads came nowhere close to Apple systems in the ratings.

13
Jan

Apple just dropped the prices on Apple-Certified Refurbished MacBook Air.  The 1.6/2GB/80GB was $1,149, now available for only $999.  The 1.8/2GB/64GB/SSD was $1,699, now available for only $1,299.  The 1.8/2GB/80GB is now $1,399.

12
Jan

Our MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air guides have been updated to reflect the features of the latest models within the respective lineups.  The guides offers an overview of the models as well as detailed information broken down into the several categories and buying advice.

14
Oct

Apple today unveiled an all new MacBook family that redefines notebook design, and at the same time dramatically lowers the entry price for advanced notebook features including all-metal enclosures and pro-performance notebook graphics by $700 to make them far more affordable.

13
Oct

Tomorrow is the big day.  For months now people have been anticipating the release of new Mac notebooks.  That anticipation ends tomorrow when Apple conducts an invitation-only event as they shine the 'spotlight' on new Mac portables.  The event kicks off at 10AM Pacific in Cupertino, California.

01
Oct

In his report at Register Hardware, Tony Smith cites data from market research firm NPD shows that Apple's portable Macs grabbed 20 percent of the U.S. retail market for the months of July and August 2008.  The data demonstrates that Mac portable sales increased by 30 percent on a revenue basis and 35 percent on a unit basis.

20
Aug

Our MacBook Air guide has just been posted.  The guide offers an overview of the MacBook Air as well as detailed information broken down into the following areas:

15
Jan

Apple today unveiled MacBook Air, the world’s thinnest notebook. MacBook Air measures an unprecedented 0.16-inches at its thinnest point, while its maximum height of 0.76-inches is less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks. MacBook Air has a stunning 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display, a full-size and backlit keyboard, a built-in iSight® video camera for video conferencing, and a spacious trackpad with multi-touch gesture support so users can pinch, rotate and swipe. MacBook Air is powered by a 1.6 GHz or 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB L2 cache, and includes as standard features 2GB of memory, an 80GB 1.8-inch hard drive, and the latest 802.11n Wi-Fi technology and Bluetooth 2.1.