Black Friday 2011: MacBook Air For $899
With Black Friday approaching, MacConnection has issued its own holiday sale and is offering 9to5Mac readers an Apple MacBook Air for just $899.
Technology website 9to5Mac said this is one of the best deals for the computer on the market. The MacBook Air offered by the website comes bundled with a significantly discounted AppleCare plan for $199.
The website’s readers buying the model will save $150. The bundle normally retails at $1,250.
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The base model offered by MacConnection comes with a 1.6 MHz Intel i5 dual-core processor, 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM, 64 GB Hard Drive, and an 11.6” 1366 x 768 LED-backlit display.
It also includes Bluetooth 4.0, Facetime camera, thunderbolt port and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. The AppleCare plan provides the buyer with a 3-year warrantee.
To take advantage of the holiday deal, consumers must enter the code “9-5AIRCARE” at checkout. The limit is two per customer and it is only offered for a limited time.
MacConnection described the device as a truly mobile computer that is light, thin and strong enough for users to take with them wherever they go.
“It also needs to perform quickly, spring to life instantly and have enough battery power to keep up with you,” said MacConnection.
The website also said the laptop does not have a spinning hard drive, optical drive and other unnecessary parts.
“When MacBook Air first debuted, it was groundbreaking in many ways, Chief among them was the precision unibody enclosure,” MacConnection added.
