Will a $1300 MBA make up for the lack of features and lower performance?

[tigres]

I recently bought a white Macbook a couple of months ago after flip flopping between the 3 models (e.g. MB, MBP, and MBA). I first tried the MBP and returned it because of the yellow screen issue and the weight/size. I eventually chose the MB after deciding $700+ was too much of a premium to pay for the MBA.

After using the MB for a couple of months I can honestly say that it is the best laptop I've ever owned. However, if I had to make to make a decision now between a MB (new or old) and a MBA (1st gen) I would choose the latter. I would take that $1299 deal from Best Buy without hesitation. Heck, I would sell my MB right now if it weren't for the fact that I spilled water on it. The weight/size difference + better screen + back-lit keyboard of the MBA outweigh the decrease in performance in my opinion.

Personally, I am grateful to all of the first gen MBA purchasers who helped make the product a great success. Perhaps the pricing for the MBA will eventually drop to the $1299-$1599 level if more people purchase them and production costs go down.

Nice post. Positive and honest. I myself just ordered the new MBA to replace my faulty MBP. I do not intend regretting it one bit. Cheers

 

[Lancetx]

After using the MB for a couple of months I can honestly say that it is the best laptop I've ever owned. However, if I had to make to make a decision now between a MB (new or old) and a MBA (1st gen) I would choose the latter. I would take that $1299 deal from Best Buy without hesitation. Heck, I would sell my MB right now if it weren't for the fact that I spilled water on it. The weight/size difference + better screen + back-lit keyboard of the MBA outweigh the decrease in performance in my opinion.

My wife and I came to the same conclusion recently so we picked up a MBA at Best Buy and we haven't regretted it for a second. We never really considered getting one at the original $1,799 price tag, but at $1,299 it was simply way too good to pass up.

 

[SFStateStudent]

Yep, check out BestBuy:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8698894&type=product&id=1199495905344

It's down to $1299 for the v1 MBA...