September 9, 2009 at 14:26Can a MacBook cost $ 700?
Technology Business Research analyst Ezra Gottheil has once again voiced rumors of a possible MacBook laptop for only $ 700. “Rumors of a cheaper MacBook coming out have some ground,” she said.
According to Ms. Gotthale, the release of such a model could have a positive impact on the share that Apple holds in the market. Gotthale believes that Apple will only benefit from the release of a cheaper version of the MacBook - as this will reduce the gap between the price of PC and Macs. This gap has recently become completely indecent, while the only MacBook remaining in this line costs $ 999, for some netbooks the price dropped below $ 300.
According to Gottheilat, Apple could position the MacBook as a netbook with excellent performance not inferior to the standards of two years ago, and thanks to the Snow Leopard OS even surpassing them. Recall that the original MacBook came with an Intel Core Duo processor with a frequency of 1.83 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, a 60 GB hard drive and cost $ 1,049 - with the exception of the cost and the hard drive - these are completely non-tabular parameters.
“The lack of netbooks in the company's product line cannot last forever. Gotthale recalls a three percent drop in Mac sales in the first quarter of this year. “Now the company can afford to sell MacBook computers at a lower price. This will allow them to increase sales, ”said the analyst.
By the way, in the third quarter, sales of Makovs grew by 4% compared to last year.
via computerworld.com
According to Ms. Gotthale, the release of such a model could have a positive impact on the share that Apple holds in the market. Gotthale believes that Apple will only benefit from the release of a cheaper version of the MacBook - as this will reduce the gap between the price of PC and Macs. This gap has recently become completely indecent, while the only MacBook remaining in this line costs $ 999, for some netbooks the price dropped below $ 300.
According to Gottheilat, Apple could position the MacBook as a netbook with excellent performance not inferior to the standards of two years ago, and thanks to the Snow Leopard OS even surpassing them. Recall that the original MacBook came with an Intel Core Duo processor with a frequency of 1.83 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, a 60 GB hard drive and cost $ 1,049 - with the exception of the cost and the hard drive - these are completely non-tabular parameters.
“The lack of netbooks in the company's product line cannot last forever. Gotthale recalls a three percent drop in Mac sales in the first quarter of this year. “Now the company can afford to sell MacBook computers at a lower price. This will allow them to increase sales, ”said the analyst.
By the way, in the third quarter, sales of Makovs grew by 4% compared to last year.
via computerworld.com