MacBook Air Sighted in the Philippines
By Rico, 5:05 am Tue Feb 26 2008 - Rundowns - 11 Opinions
Update: The Air is locally available at a price lower than we initially thought. See the comments for more details.
With the shipping date of the MacBook Air having long passed us by, it was only a matter of time before we saw the ultra-slim notebook in the Philippines.
That’s what happened yesterday when we dropped by the Greenbelt branch of Power Mac, an unimaginatively-named yet popular local Apple “Premium Reseller.” According to the salesman, the Air is currently on by-order basis, and will set you back Php 94,990. Pretty close to our original prediction of “near Php 100,000“. Power-users may have issues with the computer’s relative slowness, but it’s nothing the internet and email crowd can’t handle.
It’s quite different seeing the MacBook Air up close and personal, because we can honestly say that no picture or video accurately conveys just how thin the gadget is. But in many ways, the Air is just like any other computer. For instance, placing it on your lap is still a no-no to any male’s virility, thanks to the heat generated by its Core 2 Duo processor.
One thing’s for sure: our resident Mac expert‘s dreams have finally come true. A full review will follow once we get our hands on a unit.
Alvin
7:07 am Tue Feb 26 2008
It sells for P84,999 if you buy it from Senco
The Technographist
8:08 am Tue Feb 26 2008
Great find! Are they also on per-order basis? Hope the folks at Power Mac are reading this!
Jed
3:03 pm Tue Feb 26 2008
Most likely they are order basis
Is this the standard one or the SSD?
The Technographist
3:03 pm Tue Feb 26 2008
The cheaper, standard one.
We’re pretty sure the model with the solid state drive will go over Php 100k if it was sold here. Why do gadgets have to be so expensive in the Philippines? 
Rico Zuniga
7:07 pm Tue Feb 26 2008
I still prefer a Macbook/Macbook Pro.
I don’t get the black keys. Don’t you think white would have looked better?
The Technographist
9:09 pm Tue Feb 26 2008
Maybe they styled the Air after the new iMac? We’re talking about the silver steel on the back and the black framing the monitor.
msm
1:01 am Wed Feb 27 2008
@ alvin
where is senco? btw, do you guys think it’s even rational to shell out 70-90 grand to a personal dealer for the reason alone of cheaper prices?(i mean, ALOT cheaper) and just eschewing “premium resellers” for their highfaluting prices despite their being reputable? ignorant and confused little guy here. replies would be highly appreciated. (=
Senco Selling MacBook Air for Php 83,880
10:10 am Sun Mar 2 2008
[...] As mentioned by Alvin, Senco, another local Apple reseller, does sell the MacBook Air cheaper. Php 83,880 is more than ten-thousand pesos lower than Power Mac’s price (are you guys paying attention?). To quote the instructions on the sales brochure we received: Please Call 893-4103, 816-0699 loc 104 look for Remon Salvosa (botzkee) mobile: 0917-5773862 email: remonsalvosa@sencoph.com YM: botzkee [...]
leah yu
10:10 pm Sat Sep 27 2008
is macbook air really worth the price?or its just like any laptop brands.im just confused whether buying an iphone 3g or a macbook air instead..
Jewel James
10:10 pm Sun Apr 12 2009
Any other lower price for that? Is it really worth for its price? Or its just for the fame. If there aren’t any can anyone suggest some cheap priced notebooks? I mean Cheap in price but the performance and quality is very good. Not to mention the word “Power-users may have issues with the computer’s relative slowness, but it’s nothing the internet and email crowd can’t handle.”
cj
1:01 am Thu Mar 25 2010
i sell brand new macbook air at Php32000. just contact me at my cel number 09304913257.