07-26-2011, 12:27 PM

One other thing to mention. The 11" MBA is the same price as the whitebook was. Currently the 13" MBA is actually more expensive than the 13" MBP. So, if you don't want an 11" screen the 13" MBP certainly is worth the couple hundred bucks.

07-27-2011, 01:44 PM

I think Apple is going to replace the white macbook with something new. Apple is the master at marketing and just pulling macbook off the shelves and saying just buy either the pro or air doesn't seem like something they would do. An 11" air is not a replacement for a laptop. The it's only $200 more for a pro argument falls flat because the white macbook probably gets new users who are comparing $699 to $799 pc's, who may then decide for another $200 to$300 I can try a macbook. Now it's $400 to $500 more. Apple would make more money selling the entry macbook because most probably then go buy a pro in 2 years. So Apple sold 2 computers to you. Now you have no need to buy a new one in 2 years since your specs are so good you won't need to, so Apple loses money. I say bye Xmass you'll see a $999 or less mac laptop.

07-27-2011, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by southchatham

I think Apple is going to replace the white macbook with something new. Apple is the master at marketing and just pulling macbook off the shelves and saying just buy either the pro or air doesn't seem like something they would do. An 11" air is not a replacement for a laptop. The it's only $200 more for a pro argument falls flat because the white macbook probably gets new users who are comparing $699 to $799 pc's, who may then decide for another $200 to$300 I can try a macbook. Now it's $400 to $500 more. Apple would make more money selling the entry macbook because most probably then go buy a pro in 2 years. So Apple sold 2 computers to you. Now you have no need to buy a new one in 2 years since your specs are so good you won't need to, so Apple loses money. I say bye Xmass you'll see a $999 or less mac laptop.

If this were the case then they would have refreshed the line not delete it.
They must have lost sales to other models would not be surprised if it was to
entry level iMac's there is a lot of bang for the buck there.

08-28-2011, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by CrimsonRequiem

Unfortunately that's not how Apple works. They tell you what you want.

Why were they so secretive about it? Not a word to anyone saying they were abandoning the MB. It was ranked #1 in CR for years and the most popular sell on the Apple store forever, then it just vanished for the more expensive MBP & MBA. I take it the support for it has also been eliminated, right? Why not... like you said, Apple tells you what you want and need!