Apple drops MacBook to $899 for students
Just a quick note that the online Apple Store has quietly dropped their white MacBook from $949 to $899 for students, teachers, and faculty members. Some buyers are even seeing pricing as low as $728, according to Engadget.The white polycarbonate MacBook specs remain at 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 memory, 250GB hard drive, SuperDrive, and the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics card.
Other Macs and accessories seem to have retained their previous student pricing. It's only $50, but if you're an education customer in need of a cheap Mac this is a nice post-holiday gift from Apple.
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Just a quick note that the online Apple Store has quietly dropped their white MacBook from $949 to $899 for students, teachers, and faculty...
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Federal Employees also get the MacBook starting at $899.
December 30 2009 at 6:17 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWe'll see how long this lasts.
December 29 2009 at 2:22 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyEngadget ran this story this morning with this link, priced at $728.
http://store.apple.com/us_edu_18286/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook?mco=MTAyNTQzMzg
Sorry, forgot to note that is the direct link to the Apple store page for that pricing, as opposed to the link to the Engadget article linked in this story.
December 29 2009 at 2:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe MacBook dropped to $999 for Canadian students now as well. Regular price is $1099 and old education price was $1049.
December 29 2009 at 9:56 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhy does the graphic show that they save $100?
December 29 2009 at 9:40 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply$100 off sounds a lot better than $50 off... and I'm sure it'll drive a few more sales as people find out. Could be just enough to push a few people off the fence.
December 29 2009 at 9:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI wonder if they are updating them?
December 29 2009 at 9:23 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOf course they are!
There is a good potential the new machine will actually be cheaper too. It all depends upon what new intel chip they put in there. Well that and the ability to stomach Intel integrated graphics.
In any event the new Intel hardware offers Apple the chance to drop Mac Book pricing farther than it ever has in the past. Will that actually happen? Obviously I can't say for sure, but the new round if higher integration tech ought to atleast afford Apple that possibility.
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