* $500 = base model (250 GB SSD) (education)

* $600 = 500 GB + Touch ID (education)

* $1,000 = MacBook Air (500 GB SSD) (education)

While they are at it, they could bring back the $250 iPad Mini.

I can't quite figure out why the Mini became a luxury item ten years ago, leaving the kid's cheap tablet to Android.

* The smaller devices don't have enough demand to have multiple versions.

* Just because it's smaller doesn't magically reduce the price by 30% (currently iPad is $350).