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Airport Security officers are taking aback over the new MacBook Air and wouldn’t allow passengers to pass the gate without a thorough examination.

Their Questions:

1. Is this really a laptop?

2. If so, Where are the Ports on the back?

3. If so, How could it be so thin?

4. If so, Where would the Hard Disk be?

Only after explaining about the SSDs in layman terms would the Security Officials let go the passengers. The only concern of the security was, It could have been faked and it could contain explosives. Hmm, A reasonable explanation indeed.

If you have a MacBook Air, and are going to the airport, be there quite earlier than you are supposed to be or take a plain old laptop with you, rather than the swanky new MackBook Air.

Really an interesting article to be read by all Apple Product Lovers.

Exclusively for MacBook Lovers.

I just spoke with Apple and found out why the new test numbers are lower when in fact, the actual absolute battery life in these models are higher. It has to do with their testing
methodology. Instead of reporting the battery life as the longest of three tests (one test
being DVD playback, one test being standard Wi-Fi usage and web browsing, and one test being absolute power saving mode doing just Text Editing), Apple’s just reporting the middle test, which approximates average usage much better than the other two. Previously, they reported numbers for the unlikely scenario that you’d just be editing a text document while not connected to the internet. If you ran the same tests in the three models, the newest laptops would actually rate higher than before, says Apple. – Jason Chen

General

Company: Apple Inc.

System Type: Notebook

Built-in Devices: Speaker, Bluetooth antenna, Wireless LAN antenna

Width:12.8 in

Depth: 8.9 in

Height: 0.7 in

Weight: 3 lbs

Processor

Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz

Multi-Core processor technology:Dual-Core

64-bit processor:Yes

Data bus speed: 800 MHz

Cache Memory

Type: L2 cache

Cache size:4 MB

RAM

Installed Size: 2 GB / 2 GB (max)

Technology: DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz

RAM configuration features:Provided memory is soldered

Storage Controller

Storage controller type: IDE

Storage

Floppy Drive:None

Hard Drive: 80 GB - 4200 rpm

Storage Removable:None

Hard drive type:Portable

Optical Storage

Type:None

Optical Storage (2nd)

2nd optical storage type: None

Display

Display Type:13.3 in TFT active matrix

Max Resolution:1280 x 800 ( WXGA )

Widescreen Display:Yes

Features:Glossy, LED-backlit

Video

Graphics Processor / Vendor:Intel GMA X3100

Video Memory:Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0

Max Allocated RAM Size:144 MB

Audio

Audio output type: Sound card

Audio Input: Microphone

Notebook Camera

Camera Type:Integrated

Input Device(s)

Input device type:Trackpad, Backlit keyboard

Features:Multi-touch technology

Telecom

Modem:None

Networking

Networking:Network adapter

Networking / Wireless LAN Supported:Yes

Data link protocol:IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, IEEE   802.11n (draft)

Networking standards: IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.1, IEEE 802.11n (draft)

Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Slots Total (Free): Memory

Interfaces: - USB 2.0, 1 x Hi-Speed USB - VGA - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x Headphones - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Display / video - Apple micro-DVI

Miscellaneous

Included Accessories:Cleaning cloth

Cables Included:Micro-DVI-DVI adapter, Micro-DVI-VGA adapter

Features:Ambient light sensor

Compliant Standards:EPA Energy Star

Power

Power device form factor:External

Voltage Required:AC 120/230 V

Battery

Technology:Lithium polymer

Installed Qty:1

Battery capacity:37 Wh

Mfr estimated battery life: 5 hour(s)

Manufacturer Warranty

Service & support type:1 year warranty

Service & Support Details:Limited warranty - 1 year, Technical support - Phone consulting - 90 days

Environmental Parameters

Min operating temperature:50 °F

Max operating temperature:95 °F

Operating humidity range:0 - 90%

Operating System / Software

OS Provided:Apple MacOS X 10.5

Software

Front Row, Apple iCal, Apple iChat, Photo Booth, Apple Safari, Apple Spaces, Apple iLifeí08, Apple Boot Camp, Apple Dashboard, Apple QuickTime, Apple Spotlight, Apple DVD Player, Apple Quick Look, Apple Address Book, Apple Time Machine, Apple Mac OS X Mail, Drivers & Utilities, Apple XCode Developer Tools