Whenever Apple cuts a price, it makes news. Thereupon, the mothership’s been nipping away at the 1.4GHz MacBook Air’s price for months, trimming it multiple times in an effort to clear stock of 2010 models. Last month you would have paid $749 for the base model and now it can be had for $699.

Of course, you still get a full one-year + extendible AppleCare warranty, free shipping and free (after rebate) printer — a pretty tempting offer all the way ’round.

• [p] 11-inch MacBook Air 1.4GHz, $699 (899)
— 2GB, 64GB SSD, GeForce 320M, FaceTime camera
— Free shipping, free (after rebate) printer

• MacBook 2.4GHz, $849 (999)
— 2GB, 250GB, SuperDrive, GeForce 320M
— Free shipping, free (after rebate) printer

• [p] 11-inch MacBook Air 1.4GHz, $899 (1099)
— 2GB, 128GB SSD, GeForce 320M, FaceTime camera
— Free shipping, free (after rebate) printer

• [p] iMac 21.5-inch 3.06GHz, $929 (1199)
— 4GB, 500GB, SuperDrive, Radeon HD 4670
— Free shipping, free (after rebate) printer

• [p] 13-inch MacBook Air 1.86GHz, $949 (1199)
— 2GB, 128GB SSD, GeForce 320M, FaceTime camera
— Free shipping, free (after rebate) printer

[p] previous generation