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Originally Posted by chucker
I feel the $329 iPad mostly exists for education buyers and not so much individual consumer purchases. If it weren’t for the edu market, I think they’d start with the mini and Air.
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I don’t know. By all accounts, the $329-tier iPad is by far the most popular model – even Apple calls it the “most loved” iPad, which is code for highest selling. The bottom fell out of the tablet market and prices hit the floor; I know Apple’s never going to make a $49 tablet but I think they know they can’t get away with asking $499 for their base full-size model, either. Or at least, they see the value in offering a lower-end option.
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Originally Posted by chucker
(It doesn’t explain why an equivalent $799 MacBook doesn’t exist.)
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Apple still sells the non-Retina MacBook Air to educational institutions for $849, or $829/ea in packs of 5.
But yeah, I think Apple’s solution for people who want a sub-$1,000 portable computer is an iPad + a Smart Keyboard.