During today’s “Back to the Mac” event, Steve Jobs asked:
What would happen if an iPad and a MacBook hooked up?
The new MacBook Air is the answer.
The biggest story here I think here is price. Yes, it’s neat[1. And frustrating to those who are used to upgrading their Macs.] that Apple is building their own flash-based storage. Yes, it’s awesome that they are finally shipping a sub–12" notebook again. But all of that pales in comparison to the price.
The 11.6″ MacBook Air starts out at just $999 for a 1.4GHz Core2Duo and 64GB of storage. Bumping up to 128GB of storage is an additional $200. The 13.3″ Air starts at $1299 with 128GB of storage and a 1.86Ghz Core2Duo. Bumping to 256GB is an additional $300.
The MacBook Air debuted at $1,799 just under three years ago.