Re: [FRIAM] Brief Report: Macbook Air @ Best Buy

2011-01-22 Thread Grant Holland
Owen, I was able to get a 10% discount off of the list from Apple over the phone on the MBP 15" i5 5.63MH that I bought last week. I got a rep on the line and he offered me the 10% discount. I took it under advisement and called back later, only to get an order-taker - who would not honor th

Re: [FRIAM] Brief Report: Macbook Air @ Best Buy

2011-01-22 Thread joseph spinden
I have an MBA -- not that I see the relevance. for me the big issue is connectivity. If either had Firewire 800, I would definitely consider it. Without it, neither is significantly better for me than a netbook (which I have). Obviously, my needs are specialized.. Joe On 1/22/11 11:08 A

[FRIAM] Brief Report: Macbook Air @ Best Buy

2011-01-22 Thread Owen Densmore
I'm drinking the koolaid again, and buying one of the new MacBook Airs. So I called up BestBuy, found they had them, and dropped by for over an hour. BTW: If any of you have a MBA, please respond with your observations too! The store had both of them, side by side, with power and networking. B