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Posted at 8:04 AM on Friday 05/16/08 by
Ben
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Love it or hate it? MacMall.com has the controversial MacBook Air for $1794 - $100 rebate [Exp 6/1] = $1694 with free shipping. A savings of $105 compared to the Apple Store.

  • Core 2 Duo processor 1.6GHz, 2GB DDR2 Memory, 80GB PATA 1.8" HDD
  • 802.11n WiFi + Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, 13.3" LED Backlit LCD Display, Remote Disc
  • Full-size illuminated keyboard, multi-touch touchpad, Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard
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      australopithecus - Posted 8:09 am PDT 05/16/08 (1841 Posts)  Report Spam

      Comparable Dells cost about $1100 less.

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      ChugokuOtaku - Posted 8:10 am PDT 05/16/08 (1581 Posts)  Report Spam

      no gigabit NIC?
      PASS

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      SpacemanSpiff - Posted 8:11 am PDT 05/16/08 (299 Posts)  Report Spam

      Works well as a 1,694 dollar frisbee. Only Apple would call a 5.8% discount a good deal.

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      CombatJack - Posted 8:17 am PDT 05/16/08 (417 Posts)  Report Spam

      Well, considering that Apples are NEVER discounted, it is a "good deal."

      Considering that even after the discount, Apples are still way overpriced, it's not a good deal.

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      pacohaas - Posted 8:21 am PDT 05/16/08 (294 Posts)  Report Spam

      hey #1, "comparable" dells weigh 4lbs, not 3. Either that or they come with 12.1" screens and 1.2GHz processors.

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      durkzilla - Posted 8:59 am PDT 05/16/08 (773 Posts)  Report Spam

      Does this mean Apple is having trouble moving the MBA?

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      the lawyer - Posted 9:00 am PDT 05/16/08 (4118 Posts)  Report Spam

      I would go for the xps 1330

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      benzo - Posted 9:10 am PDT 05/16/08 (240 Posts)  Report Spam

      Refurbished XPS 1330 FTW

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      nybigapple - Posted 9:11 am PDT 05/16/08 (186 Posts)  Report Spam

      #5 m1330 ---- if you go with a LED screen it would be only half a pound heavier and several hundred less, as well as far more powerful...

      not as sleek tho...

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      baconmeister - Posted 9:12 am PDT 05/16/08 (740 Posts)  Report Spam

      1330 = optical drive

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      CleftonTwain - Posted 9:38 am PDT 05/16/08 (370 Posts)  Report Spam

      These things look totally amazing and I can see their appeal but I don't see much of a practical use, at least for me. I guess if you just want to go somewhere and surf the Internet or write a paper it'd work. I do like the idea of a solid state storage system, though.

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      Oio - Posted 10:25 am PDT 05/16/08 (1382 Posts)  Report Spam

      wow what a deal! (only for crApple sucking customers' wallets dry)

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      pacohaas - Posted 10:52 am PDT 05/16/08 (294 Posts)  Report Spam

      nybigapple wrote:
      #5 m1330 ---- if you go with a LED screen it would be only half a pound heavier and several hundred less, as well as far more powerful...

      not as sleek tho...
      All XPS M1330 displays are 13.3 inch widescreen HD displays with TrueLife 1280x800. The LED display starts at 3.97lbs and is 0.87 inches thick compared to the standard display which starts at 4.28lbs. and is 0.97 inches thick.

      They advertise the LED weight, but yet default the LCD weight, tricky tricky.

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      cablephil2001 - Posted 11:08 am PDT 05/16/08 (853 Posts)  Report Spam

      People, People, Please. You have been given the chance to become one of the elite few to acquire an "Apple". Just think of the bragging rights you will have in your circle of friends who "only" own a regular laptop. That, in itself, is worth ANY price. Consider yourselves lucky that this "deal" was made to us mortals. I, for one, am very thankful.

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      nikko - Posted 12:51 pm PDT 05/16/08 (665 Posts)  Report Spam

      Quote:
      Comparable Dells cost about $1100 less.

      There is no such thing as a comparable Dell.

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      Sman - Posted 1:22 pm PDT 05/16/08 (210 Posts)  Report Spam

      dont go for the first gen MBA....they are buggy

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      the lawyer - Posted 1:24 pm PDT 05/16/08 (4118 Posts)  Report Spam

      I got am1330 with the LED screen and it is very small and portable.

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      EmuMessenger - Posted 2:58 pm PDT 05/16/08 (413 Posts)  Report Spam

      #11 - SS is great, but the drive is not solid state at this price point.

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      Dante8309 - Posted 12:27 am PDT 05/17/08 (17 Posts)  Report Spam

      These are engineering genius but I'm just not willing to pay the price for those specs. I got to look at one of these closely at Best Buy tonight and they are exceedingly nice though... and any time you can save money on Apple products can be considered a major victory as they are kind've tightwads with the discounts (unless you want refurbished).

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