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post #1 of 5
7/16/10 at 4:57am
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Apple readies 11.6-inch MacBook Air and new iPod touch

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Apple is ready to launch a new generation MacBook Air featuring an 11.6-inch display and Intel Core i-series ultra-low voltage processor in the second half of 2010, as well as a new iPod touch in August or September. Both devices will be manufactured by Quanta Computer, according to Mingchi Kuo, senior analyst at Digitimes Research.

Kuo, citing discussions with upstream component makers, noted that the 11.6-inch MacBook Air will feature an even slimmer and lighter design than the previous-generation models and the technologies used for the design and concept are expected to be broadly used in the company's other product lines to boost their competitiveness.

However, shipment volumes of the new 11.6-inch MacBook are expected to reach only 400,000 units in 2010, Kuo pointed out.

The new iPod touch will feature a 3-megapixel camera, capable of both photo and video recording, and will adopt Apple's latest A4 processor, which is also used in the iPhone 4.

Kuo noted that new iPod touch shipments are expected to reach 17-18 million units in 2010.
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11/10/10 at 6:40am
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Be careful when tinkering

With the newly slim/thin Toshiba SSDs on the way it makes only sense that Macbook Air owners would attempt to upgrade the disk spaces.

A word of warning!

To access the SSDs one must go through a barrage of Apple slim batteries that use the notebook casings as battery protection, and not its own casing. This is due to the design keeping the Air thin and pretty.

Using wrong tool or not being careful with shocks and scratches can damage the protective seal thus (possibly) causing these batteries to .... ignite!



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post #3 of 5
11/13/10 at 1:10pm
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With the newly slim/thin Toshiba SSDs on the way it makes only sense that Macbook Air owners would attempt to upgrade the disk spaces.

A word of warning!

To access the SSDs one must go through a barrage of Apple slim batteries that use the notebook casings as battery protection, and not its own casing. This is due to the design keeping the Air thin and pretty.

Using wrong tool or not being careful with shocks and scratches can damage the protective seal thus (possibly) causing these batteries to .... ignite!



Good head up!

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That is the norm with any Lithium batteries, expose them to the elements and they could go on FIRE.... Whoa, It hasn't happened to me yet when splitting batteries out of casings... But, DO NOT get them wet - fizz-crack....
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post #4 of 5
11/22/10 at 10:01am
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MacBook Air outperforms most Windows Netbooks and Ultraportables

Recent tests showed Windows 7 on two MacBook Airs ran faster than nearly any other recent netbook or ultraportable laptop!

The 11-Inch MacBook Air: Floats Like a Netbook, Stings Like an Ultraportable

First we tested a high-end 11-inch MacBook Air packing a 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 128GB of flash storage and an Nvidia GeForce 320M integrated graphics chipset. We purchased our test unit for $1199, a much higher price than most Windows netbooks fetch. But in light of the size similarities, we compared it with some of the top-scoring Windows netbooks of 2010.

Our WorldBench 6 software runs systems through a timed gantlet of popular consumer applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Mozilla Firefox, compiles the results, and spits out an overall score. The 11-inch Air earned a WorldBench 6 score of 74, very impressive given that the average WorldBench 6 score of the netbooks we’ve tested recently is 45.






Even more impressive was the 11-inch Air’s performance in our gaming tests: Most netbooks can’t run 3D games like DiRT 2 and Call of Duty 4 at all, but the Air managed to sustain a frame rate of 23 frames per second while running COD4 at 1024 by 768 resolution and high graphic settings; much of the credit probably should go to the Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics card, which comes standard in every Air model.


The 13-Inch MacBook Air: A Competitive Portable Performance Machine

The 13-inch MacBook Air we tested came equipped with a 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 128GB of flash storage and the Nvidia GeForce 320M. We ended up paying $1299 for the machine. The 13-inch Air easily outpaced the original MacBook Air (which we tested in 2008) on our WorldBench 6 tests: 90 to 57. The new 13-inch Air also compares very favorably with contemporary ultraportable laptops, which have an average WorldBench 6 score of 74. In fact, among our top 10 ultraportable laptops only the Asus U33jc outperforms the 13-inch Air, speeding to a mark of 103.





If you're undaunted by the Air's price tag, don't ignore some design idiosyncrasies that might get in your way. The Air has neither an optical drive nor an ethernet port, presumably so that Apple could keep their machine as slim and light as possible. An ethernet port is standard on Windows laptops; and though the lack of an optical drive isn't unusual in a small notebook these days, many ultraportables do have them. Still, if you’re comfortable with working over Wi-Fi and with spending a grand or more on a thin, light notebook, you’ll be hard-pressed to find one that outperforms the MacBook Air.

Now I would carry 2 sets of SSDs One for Windows and one for Mac Os X and swap them as see fit

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post #5 of 5
1/6/11 at 8:46am
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Fancy upgrading your MacBook Air SSD drive?

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