Samsung’s MacBook Air Challenger Costs $300 More Than The MacBook Air

Forbes’ Brian Caulfield reports that Samsung’s new Series 9 in a sweet little machine. It’s 0.04 millimeters thinner, and 0.01 pound lighter than the 13-inch MacBook Air, but it costs just $1599 – $300 more than the MacBook Air.

Huh? Thought Apple systems were supposed to be the “premium priced” ones. In fairness, the MacBook Air uses two-generations back Core 2 Duo CPU silicon, while the Series 9 comes with Intel’s latest Core i5 processor and 4 GB standard RAM to the MacBook Air’s 2 GB.

However, Caulfield also notes that Apple is using its $50 billion-plus hoard of cash and short-term securities to lock up long-term contracts with companies making components such as flash memory and secure an OEM costing edge.

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