No, a brand new MacBook Air is between $950 and $1000 US. A refurbished one is usually around $100 less.
First of all the iMac is not a laptop it is a desktop computer. The cheapest brand new iMac desktop will cost you $1,299. A Macbook Pro laptop sells for $1,199. The cheapest laptop is the Macbook Air which sells for $999. A refurbished iMac or Macbook Pro will sell for around $1,000 and a refurbished Macbook Air will sell for around $850. All these prices are in the U.S. from the Apple Store.
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The MacBook prices range from $1,099 to $2,499.
Right now, the Macbook Pro with Retina display is the best Mac laptop. It has a 2.6GHz (or 2.8GHz) quad core i7 Ivy Bridge processor with 8GBs if RAM which can be upgraded to 16GBs of RAM . It also has a very vivid and beautiful screen, with a resoulution higher the HD tv's. The mac pro retina also has 1GB of video memory and SSD drive for speedy transfers up too 80MB/sec but it doesn't have a dvd drive.
If it says Factory Refurbished then it was basically a brand new computer that had something minor like a blemish on the frame or a broken port to something like a bad screen or a hardware problem that Apple then fixed and reduced the price slightly but has the same full warranty that a "Brand New" one has.
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Typically, Apple's refurbished products are a great way to save money on a 'new' computer. Apple often sells their products refurbished online; sometimes, they're current models, somtimes they're recently discontinued models. Either way, if you buy directly from Apple's 'Special Deals' section on their online store, they come with the same warranty coverage as a brand new product. While it's possible that an old enough MacBook Pro may have less appeal than a current MacBook (for example, if the MacBook Pro is an original Core Duo model, vs. a brand new MacBook Core 2 Duo), most likely a refurbished MacBook Pro is going to give you a lot more bang for the buck.
Try the Samsung Series 9. It's thinner than the Macbook Air, and has much better specs.
No, a refurbished MacBook will cost less because it's not brand-new and has been used to some degree. Many budget shoppers like refurbished products because they are LIKE new but don't have the higher price tag.
Yes. In fact, it is better than some MacBook Pros.
The Intel Core i5 offered in a new MacBook Air is more than sufficient for daily use. A MacBook Pro is better suited for heavy design or developing use.
Yes. The new Macbook Air does have a frontward facing FaceTime camera.