Most other retailers seem to be selling this for £949, and they are going for more than £850 on ebay, so, ignoring the recent price hike, and the usual Apple haters, this looks to be about the best deal around for this model at the moment.
EDIT - use code LAPTOP10 to get 10% off Argos price of £849. Also there is a possibility of 10% Quidco as well.
thanks to auniyahaya for the heads up on the code and increased Quidco.
Top comments
onkaomg
17 Nov 1615#8
price should be 399
in$anity
18 Nov 165#45
Well that was expected - I come onto this thread to take a look and all I see is people arguing in the comment section. This site really has gone to the dogs. Arguments galore. It's ridiculous. No need to argue like a group of immature kids. If you like the price and product - vote hot and buy it if you want it. If you don't think it offers good value, vote cold.
The comment section is best used for help/advice/non-abusive reasoning etc. Calling someone stupid results in them calling you stupid, then you retaliate etc No one wins....
With that being said: I think this is a pretty high price for what it is. Ironically, i'm typing this from my Macbook Air (same exact model) but I got mine from the Apple store about 1.5 years ago and I got 'free' Beats headphones (£100 RRP I believe). The 128gb SSD isn't up-gradable - so you're stuck on it. Same with the RAM. Graphics card isn't good enough to play more than very basic games. If you buy this, you'll be buying it for the long battery life (it does last a good 5-7 hours depending on usage), web browsing, maybe the odd virtual machine (virtual box) and coding using Xcode. If you're not a programmer and you're considering dropping 849 of the Queen's finest, i'd strongly urge you to see what else is available for this kind of price. The 128gb is extremely limiting. This Macbook Air has become my 3rd/4th bit of kit I use when I want to browse the web or run a quick virtual machine and do some testing - make of that what you will. It's a very well built device, it's light, but would I recommend it? Not unless you're a developer. I could go on, but you get the point. If anyone has any further questions please feel free to ask.
WBRacing to fish323
17 Nov 165#9
That is nothing, I once got a second hand Bentley for £1500!
Incredible that some people pay over £100,000 for them...
pgilc1
17 Nov 165#13
maybe some of us can see through the 100% price lift just because it's apple?
All comments (110)
gabesdad
17 Nov 16#1
Fair deal so long as you can accept the upgrade limitations.
ashmac
17 Nov 162#2
had one ...loved it then sold it in 2016 128gb is laughable
Justceris to ashmac
17 Nov 161#5
why laughable?
sparklehedgehog
17 Nov 162#3
At least you don't need a bag full of rip off dongles to use this with your iPhone or Thunderbolt Display!
m5rcc to sparklehedgehog
17 Nov 161#7
Planned obsolescence...
Spod
17 Nov 161#4
It's a good deal - but it looks like the Agros site is having problems at the moment.
Looks like it might actually go hot, which is unusual for an Apple deal. They usually get voted down just for being Apple.
fish323
17 Nov 16#6
Wow, I got this model but with 4GB ram second hand for £485.
WBRacing to fish323
17 Nov 165#9
That is nothing, I once got a second hand Bentley for £1500!
Incredible that some people pay over £100,000 for them...
onkaomg
17 Nov 1615#8
price should be 399
cossy3 to onkaomg
17 Nov 16#10
Just because you can't afford one doesn't mean it's not a good deal.
fish323
17 Nov 16#11
I have heard that before... and then you woke up.
milko
17 Nov 16#12
Is this the one with no headphone port or is there a newer one
Opening post
EDIT - use code LAPTOP10 to get 10% off Argos price of £849. Also there is a possibility of 10% Quidco as well.
thanks to auniyahaya for the heads up on the code and increased Quidco.
Top comments
The comment section is best used for help/advice/non-abusive reasoning etc. Calling someone stupid results in them calling you stupid, then you retaliate etc No one wins....
With that being said: I think this is a pretty high price for what it is. Ironically, i'm typing this from my Macbook Air (same exact model) but I got mine from the Apple store about 1.5 years ago and I got 'free' Beats headphones (£100 RRP I believe). The 128gb SSD isn't up-gradable - so you're stuck on it. Same with the RAM. Graphics card isn't good enough to play more than very basic games. If you buy this, you'll be buying it for the long battery life (it does last a good 5-7 hours depending on usage), web browsing, maybe the odd virtual machine (virtual box) and coding using Xcode. If you're not a programmer and you're considering dropping 849 of the Queen's finest, i'd strongly urge you to see what else is available for this kind of price. The 128gb is extremely limiting. This Macbook Air has become my 3rd/4th bit of kit I use when I want to browse the web or run a quick virtual machine and do some testing - make of that what you will. It's a very well built device, it's light, but would I recommend it? Not unless you're a developer. I could go on, but you get the point. If anyone has any further questions please feel free to ask.
Incredible that some people pay over £100,000 for them...
All comments (110)
Looks like it might actually go hot, which is unusual for an Apple deal. They usually get voted down just for being Apple.
Incredible that some people pay over £100,000 for them...