The silver and
space gray models are readily available and will ship within one to three
business days, according to Apple's retail site. Apple's
new, lightweight MacBook is now on sale, and it appears consumers may have
started to vote with their wallets on their favorite model. Back
orders are the order of the day for the gold-tinted version of the Mac Book, in
both 256GB and 512GB models. Customers who purchase the
gold Mac Book from this point on will need to wait three to four weeks before
they'll get their hands on the device. The silver and space gray models are
both ready to ship within one to three business days. Apple will also have
stock in stores, but it's unknown how many units of each version will be
available in stores.
The
MacBook, priced starting at $1,299, isn't the only Apple product getting attention
Friday. There's also the highly anticipated Apple Watch,
which became available for preorders first thing this morning and which is
already sold out of its initial stock online. Customers looking to buy an Apple Watch now will need to wait until July to
get their devices, and that arrival date may be pushed back even further as
time wears on.Apple
unveiled the latest Mac Book last month at a press event that also brought
details of the launch plans for the Apple Watch.
The
new Mac Book is quite thin, measuring just 0.14 inch at its thinnest point, and
weighs 2.03 pounds.It comes with a range of new features for the Mac line, including a Force Touch trackpad
that provides improved cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities. It
also has a new keyboard technology designed to reduce typing errors and a
single USB-C port that handles everything from charging to data transfers to
monitor support.This
year's MacBook is the first in Apple's notebook line to come in a gold model.
The others are available in the standard silver.
It's
unclear why the gold MacBook is harder to come by, whether the supply is short,
period, or demand is intense for the gold model.
Regardless,
the MacBook seems to be following a
pattern set by the iPhone, which has featured a gold version
for the last couple years. The gold versions have been hard to
come by when new iPhone models launch and remain so for a period of time after
the device's launch. By the look of things, MacBook will be following that
lead.
Apple
did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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