By engadget
We're still hearing reports of MacBook Air overheating woe, well after an EFI update in April that was meant to address some of those problems. While hot computers are nothing new, the MacBook Air starts shutting down cores and offloading processes when things get bad, which means users are faced with aggravating stop-start freezing until they can manage to cool the computer off -- or just put it to sleep and let it "rest." Apparently some people have traced this back to the age-old misapplied thermal grease problem, but that's hardly a solace for the average consumer trying to convince Apple to fix this thing for them. We took a MacBook Air that was acting up into the Genius Bar and Apple claimed it couldn't reproduce the problem, though we have heard cases of Apple replacing the computer for users. We'd be curious to know just how many Air users are having trouble, and if the X300 is experiencing anything similar, so let us know in the comments.
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MacBook Air users still faced with overheating problems?
Engadget: MacBook Air hacked with internal EV-DO -- finally lives up to its name
Engadget: One of the most surprising things about the launch of an ultra-portable laptop dubbed "Air" by Apple wasn't it's thinness but the lack of an embedded WWAN radio. No more, at least if you're not intimidated by smoldering solder and warranty violations. Jordan Bunnell has posted a step-by-step of his success at integrating a Verizon USB727 Aircard into the MacBook Air chassis thanks to the MBA's previously unused USB controllers discovered on the system board. While the EVDO signal (and speed) has appreciably degraded from its externally attached origins, Jordan is still pulling 1,400 to 1,700kbps downloads and 380kbps uploads -- something which might be improved with antenna tweaks. Regardless, those speeds are significantly faster than the 0kbps stock MBA owners experience.
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Protection for Your Beloved MacBook from Brightonnet
Akihabaranews: Here's protection for your MacBook, the M-BShell from Brightonnet. This shell will protect your beloved MacBook against abrasions, dirt, scratches etc… and is available in two colors, Red and Black.
Don’t worry, you'll still be able to access your CD/DVD drive, as well as all ports.
World's 1st 24kt Gold & Sapphires Macbook Air
Zoomgadget: According to computer-choppers: the world's first 24kt Gold & Sapphires Macbook Air. Let us know what you think...We're already at work on a second. We didn't have a lot of time for decent photos since it's leaving to New York for a few days but look for a gallery next week. Hit the contact page if you've got a question, comment, or want your own.
Engadget: We've already seen the MacBook Air bathed in gold and crystals, but it seems that people just can't leave well enough alone, with the folks at Computer Choppers (no strangers to gilded Macs) only the latest to spare no expense in taking the laptop to heights of tackiness that no one from Cupertino would ever dare dream of. That includes 24kt gold plating over the entire laptop and, in a final stake through El Jobso's heart, an Apple logo ensconced in multi-colored sapphires -- not to mention a polished gold SuperDrive to go along with it. If your eyes can take it, you can find a few more pics in the gallery below.
