What if you bought Apple stock instead of the MacBook Air?
A MacBook Air cost $1,799 in Jan 2008. The same money in Apple stock is worth $133,495 today (74.2x). The MacBook Air and the other what if I had invested questions are on one page, each with what the money is worth today.
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1.6GHz, 80GB. Shipping date from Apple's "MacBook Air Now Shipping" press release, 30 Jan 2008.
Price only, split-adjusted. Hindsight, not advice.
Price history built 27 Sep 2026.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org