Hi Chris, You're right about them not selling the white MacBook as of the release of Lion. However, we don't know the reasons behind the decision, and they could possibly come out with something that meets your needs. I'm confused, though, what makes the MacBook Air unimpressive in your eyes? It runs just as fast, if not faster than the MacBook Pros, for $700 less. The only thing you don't get is a traditional hard drive, which will end up solving a lot of drive failure problems anyway since there are no physical read heads to be damaged. I admit, the amount of storage you get in the entry level model is lesser than I'd want ideally, keep in mind the cost to manufacture solid state storage is astronomical. You also don't get an optical drive, but that's only $79.99 as an add-on. As far as the Lion accessibility issues, give apple time to fix things. No dot 0 release is always perfect.
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Christopher-Mark Gilland Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:41 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple may have done a number on themselves. OK, I have a friend who has just informed me that Apple as of the release of Lion is no longer making, nor selling refurbished or not, the white plain macbooks. Now, all they're selling in the laptop style is either the two sizes of Macbook Airs, or if you want a full laptop, then the Eluminum Macbook Pro. Not that this really per sey is a major issue for newcomers, except the price will obviously be more, which leads me to my question. What about people like myself? I got my macbook back in April. It's not a Pro. It's just a stocked white 13 inch. So, God forbid that thing ever stops working during my year warranty, but hypotheticly, let's just say that it did. I'm not in the least impressed with the Macbook airs. Not even the 13 inch model. It's just not at all compreble for what I need. So, don't tell me I'd be either forced to get an air, seeing that they're at equal price, or pay more to get a Pro. Why should we pay more for something under warranty, and furthermore, more for a product replacing the one we already have. It's not our falt that they decided to quit making a good product. What is Apple's deal lately! First it's the accessibility bugs in Lion, now this? I hope my friend's assumption is incorrect, but he clamed he called Apple and asked them. Does anyone know? Chris. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
