This is the new 2017 version - seems to be £100 more everywhere else and just added to the John Lewis website in the last day or so.
Plus comes with 2 years excellent John Lewis guarantee too.
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ElGofre
5 Jul 1711#5
It may be the 2017 model but those specs are straight out of 2015. Same aging chipset, same dated display panel, virtually the same stagnant design. I enjoy Apple products but £849 for this laptop is ridiculous.
Ruffuz to AJ92
5 Jul 179#9
Slight improvement to Apple logo... added outer shadow... looks better in Starbucks :confused:
Ruffuz
5 Jul 178#1
Still on 5th CPU generation... this is really poor Apple
Interloper
5 Jul 173#14
Heat for the deal as if you want one new it's the best price you're going to get (and with decent warranty). In real terms, though, this laptop is worth around £500 at the most.
The only reason Apple keeps this around is so they can keep it under the £1000 price point and maintain their margins on it. Its specs are mediocre at best (that display is shocking at this price point) and the old CPU is an insult. It staggers me that you can pick up Kaby Lake i5 laptops with IPS displays and 256Gb SSDs with the same aluminium build/ultrabook form factor (Acer Swift 3, Asus Zenbook UX310UA) for £600-700 yet people will still choose this for macOS.
I've been both a Mac and PC user for nearly 25 years but there's a point where the price gouging is just too much.
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Ruffuz
5 Jul 178#1
Still on 5th CPU generation... this is really poor Apple
dush_yant to Ruffuz
5 Jul 173#3
Not poor but deliberate by Apple so that one model range does not overlap with other ranges priced higher. For example they discontinued the cheaper MacBook Air 11" so that it won't compete with the similar sized, higher priced but underspec'd new MacBook.
K1LLER_HORNET
5 Jul 173#2
The macbook air is the ipod shuffle of the macbook lineup.
Ruffuz
5 Jul 173#4
Deliberately poor works better? :smile:
ElGofre
5 Jul 1711#5
It may be the 2017 model but those specs are straight out of 2015. Same aging chipset, same dated display panel, virtually the same stagnant design. I enjoy Apple products but £849 for this laptop is ridiculous.
fordy
5 Jul 17#6
What's better, to go up to the new Macbook's?
Ruffuz to fordy
5 Jul 17#7
Depends what you need it for. My wife has it and I hate the screen res. Also 128gb is quite limiting.
It's still a great laptop but should be cheaper with those specs.
ElGofre to fordy
5 Jul 171#10
It's frustrating that Apple no longer properly update the MBA and their next cheapest laptops are almost 50% more expensive. If budget is not an issue and you're determined to stick with Apple then the £1249 MacBook Pro would be my recommendation over the £1249 MacBook, but for under £1000 I'd honestly look at the many excellent Windows ultrabooks available now.
AJ92
5 Jul 17#8
It says 2017 but what's new compared to 2015?
Ruffuz to AJ92
5 Jul 179#9
Slight improvement to Apple logo... added outer shadow... looks better in Starbucks :confused:
ElGofre to AJ92
5 Jul 17#11
A meagre processor update is about all that changed.
andreialisen
5 Jul 17#12
Ridiculous price for such specifications..
Jeezeypeeps
5 Jul 171#13
As a confirmed Apple fanboy of many years standing, even I am appalled that Apple is still flogging this ancient model with its low res screen at an outrageous price. Good deal if you really must have one, but why would you?
gsusx to Jeezeypeeps
9 Jul 17#29
Would be the perfect machine if only it had a retina display. Form factor. Ports. Mag safe. The whole package. But that screen. Ffs apple.
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Plus comes with 2 years excellent John Lewis guarantee too.
Top comments
The only reason Apple keeps this around is so they can keep it under the £1000 price point and maintain their margins on it. Its specs are mediocre at best (that display is shocking at this price point) and the old CPU is an insult. It staggers me that you can pick up Kaby Lake i5 laptops with IPS displays and 256Gb SSDs with the same aluminium build/ultrabook form factor (Acer Swift 3, Asus Zenbook UX310UA) for £600-700 yet people will still choose this for macOS.
I've been both a Mac and PC user for nearly 25 years but there's a point where the price gouging is just too much.
All comments (60)
It's still a great laptop but should be cheaper with those specs.