MacBook Air Draws Crowds in Hong Kong

The new MacBook Air went on sale in Hong Kong this week and created quite a stir when it did. Ticonderoga Securities analyst Brian White reports that the machine’s China debut was met with big crowds and lots of demand.

“Our checks in Hong Kong indicate the new MacBook Air was launched over the past week at local authorized resellers,” White said in a note to investors. “The launch was met with long lines and stock-outs of certain new MacBook Air models. Surprisingly, we also heard that certain resellers sold out of the iPhone 4 over the past week, along with certain models of the iPad 2.”

Promising news for Apple, which will soon bring the refreshed Air to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and elsewhere in mainland China, perhaps as early as next week.

Said White, “Based on our field checks, we believe the new MacBook Air is poised to be a big hit in the Greater China region as more consumers can increasingly afford to own a PC, Apple fever is gaining momentum in the region and there is no laptop product on the market with the characteristics of the new MacBook Air.”