[OSX-Users] Re: anyone for an 11 air?

[Chris Andrews]

On 20 Jul 2011, at 14:34, Philip Boulain <prb at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

> On 20/07/2011 14:32, Chris Andrews wrote:
>> Admittedly, the academic pricing takes the edge off it, but I cannot help but feel that a 2GB/64GB/11" machine for £849 is rather cheeky, even by Apple's standards, particularly given the machines are basically sealed boxes.
> 
> ...especially when compared to the USD pricing (~£620), and especially-especially with the budget non-Pro MacBook line apparently having been disappeared?

I hadn't seen the USD pricing. That's about a £100 markup after accounting for VAT.

The white polycarb MacBook has been on borrowed time for years, so I'm not surprised it's gone, but I was hoping for better specs for the Airs since they are now the "budget" laptop.

Chris