It seems likely that the same will happen with the new MacBook models eventually replacing the MacBook Airs, at a lower price. Over time the price of the MacBook Air was reduced and those older MacBook models disappeared from the lineup.
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At the time the MacBook Air launched in 2008 the entry-level Mac laptop was the old MacBook models – the ones that were aluminium, then white and black, and then eventually aluminium again. This theory is based on a bit of Apple history: When the MacBook Air initially launched it was quite overpriced for the specs, just like the Retina MacBook is now.
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Rather than drop the price of the MacBook Air, for a long time we have thought it more likely that Apple will drop the price of the MacBook or the 13in MacBook Pro and discontinue the MacBook Air. If Apple reduces the price further then that will be a much harder sell. However, the MacBook Air may remain only as a hook that allows Apple to sell the MacBook or MacBook Pro to potential customers. He claims that by introducing a new model of the MacBook Air, at a lower price, Apple will be able to push MacBook shipments up by 10-15 percent this year.
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However, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple is going to update the MacBook Air and reduce the price. Because Apple doesn’t actually want anyone to buy it, Apple wants people to see that they can get a better Mac for just a few hundred pounds more. We said previously that it was unlikely that the MacBook Air will ever cost less than £949. However, we don’t think we will see the price fall any further if Apple does update it. So the cost of buying a MacBook Air is now £200 more than it would have been two years ago, but the machine is essentially the same.Ĭonsidering the place of the MacBook Air in Apple’s product line up we feel that it is over-priced at almost £1,000 for what is essentially a three-year-old computer. To make matters worse, before the 11in MacBook Air was axed in October 2016, you could get an 11in MacBook Air for £749. At £949, it now costs £100 more than it did then. When it launched the entry-level 13in model cost £849. On this basis we could see the MacBook Air is updated in the spring of 2018, perhaps coinciding with a March event, or at the very latest at Apple’s WWDC in June. He claims that Apple is planning to introduce a new model of the MacBook Air this in the second quarter of 2018. According to Bloomberg sources before WWDC 2017: “The company has also considered updating the ageing 13in MacBook Air with a new processor as sales of the laptop, Apple’s cheapest, remain surprisingly strong,” wrote Bloomberg before WWDC.Īccording to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, that update could arrive this spring. It seems that there is still a significant market for the MacBook Air. Since the Mac mini and MacBook Air are both using the same generation processor chips right now, and since both Macs are located in the lower end of Apple’s pricing structure, it could be that both Macs will get updated at the same time. While it’s possible that Apple won’t ever update the MacBook Air again, some hope remains in that Apple has indicated that another low-cost Mac, the Mac mini, “is still important” to it leading to hope that the Mac mini will be updated. Also, if you are wondering how the 13in MacBook Pro compares to the 13in MacBook Air read this: MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air comparison review. You can also see our one-stop guide to the best place to buy any Mac. We also have a Best Cheap Mac article, of which MacBook Air is still an option, for now…
Read on to find out more.įor buying advice related to the current Apple laptop range, read our Best MacBook buying guide and Best cheap MacBook deals articles. It looks like a new MacBook Air might be on the way! KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Apple is planning to introduce a new model of the MacBook Air this spring – and you can expect it to be cheaper.
In this article, we round up all the rumours, hints and clues about the hoped-for new MacBook Air release, including tech specs, new features, design, as well as speculation that Apple may be phasing out the ‘Air’ lineup completely. Will 2018 be the year that Apple removes the MacBook Air from its line up, or will the company surprise us with a new MacBook Air model? As the MacBook Air celebrates it’s tenth anniversary we ask whether there is a future for the no longer most-skinny MacBook.
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