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That is truly disturbing. I

Paul Cutler — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:32:40 -0800

That is truly disturbing. I hope it transfers heat even worse than the real thing.

After lugging my 17” MacBook Pro to New Orleans recently this looks like a pretty good alternative to me. Carry On has become code for Beast of Burden.

Man I hate flying.

pbc

So I wonder who will be the

John Hudson — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:54:44 -0800

So I wonder who will be the first kid on the block to have a MacBook Air pimped?

Hi everyone - this is my

Nightshade — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:49:32 -0800

Hi everyone - this is my first post here :)

This is an interesting read on the top 10 “problems” with the new macbook Air.

http://www.apcmag.com/7839/macbook_air_top_10_things_wrong_with_it

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Isn’t there some equation

bert_vanderveen — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:53:14 -0800

Isn’t there some equation re what a person burns off in calories per hour for every pound lugged around?

In a couple of months you’ll be able to discern whether a person has a MacBook Air or a regular laptop in his/her totebag by looking at the girth of the person: the former ones will be noticably heavier, haha!

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Bert Vanderveen BNO

Brilliant quote from the

pattyfab — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:19:27 -0800

Brilliant quote from the engadget thread:

And in other news, the 2009 lineup for Apple is projected to have the new MacBook Vapor. At only 0.1” thin, the MacBook Vapor sports all of the features of the MacBook Air, only minus the hard drive, CPU, and display. The MacBook Vapor will ship in early 2009 and retail for only $2,399!

>but now that governments

sii — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:38:30 -0800

>but now that governments and airlines are banning extra batteries due to the explosive tendencies of cheap Asian batteries

Once again Apple thinking ahead. Damn they’re good!

http://www.appleinsider.com/a

sii — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:35:58 -0800

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/18/sources_macbook_air_batter...

True, but on that long flight to London you wouldn’t be allowed to take a screwdriver on board.

Actually, it’s just one

James Puckett — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:35:19 -0800

Actually, it’s just one Phillips-head screw. That might not be convenient for people who lug extra batteries around, but now that governments and airlines are banning extra batteries due to the explosive tendencies of cheap Asian batteries, it’s not much of an issue.

Factor sealed = screwed in.

Stephen Coles — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:30:24 -0800

Factor sealed = screwed in. You can replace it, but it’s not very convenient.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/

sii — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:01:51 -0800

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/macbook-air-doesnt-have-a-user-replac...

As the battery is factory

sii — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:00:30 -0800

As the battery is factory sealed (one of the gripes from the long-haul set) I can’t imagine how they’d quote weight without it.

Is the 3lb weight including

John Hudson — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:58:32 -0800

Is the 3lb weight including battery? I found when I was shopping for a small, light travel laptop three years ago that most of the specs gave weight not including battery. Since the battery is often the heaviest component in a laptop, it can make a significant difference.

More humor...

sii — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:34:44 -0800

More humor... http://joyoftech.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1059.html

while i certainly understand

begsini — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:48:24 -0800

while i certainly understand the practical limitations, i think this Air is conceptually quite forward looking.

as the sun CEO said years ago already (name?), the network is the computer.

what is really valuable is the information we have access to (whether news we can look up, music we can buy, or the vector data defining our artwork). our physical interfaces with the information will continue to become more immaterial.

But; It fits in an envelope.

Quincunx — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:19:35 -0800

But; It fits in an envelope. ;)

MacBook Air

Asvetic — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:46:47 -0800

http://www.apple.com/macbookair/

Start your drooling...