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MacBook Air Unboxing Photos and Wireless Booting
macrumors.com — The first unboxing photos for the MacBook Air come from what appears to be a remote Macworld Expo presentation in Japan. The pictures show that they received their demonstration MacBook Air in the retail packaging.
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- neiltc13, on 01/21/2008, -48/+19Buried as MacRumors spam. I submitted these pictures to digg directly yesterday after I found them on Flickr.
http://digg.com/apple/First_MacBook_Air_unboxing_p ...
normalkid is a MacRumors admin and is therefore spamming his site for commercial gain here.- timusca, on 01/21/2008, -28/+11Don't get all pissy because no one gives a ***** about you or your submission kthxbai
- neiltc13, on 01/21/2008, -12/+15I just don't like to see MacRumors profiting from the hard work and photography of others. It happens all too often here.
I think the common term is "blogspam".
When it comes down to it though, you can either digg this story and then have to click through to the photos or you can digg a direct link to the photos. I believe that submitting a direct link is one of the first things you are told to do on the submit page.- brisbin33, on 01/21/2008, -5/+7its cool man; he's right to call you pissy but blogspam is blogspam and i dugg yours not his
- fkr3, on 01/21/2008, -3/+5Don't get all pissy because your precious site was called out for lifting someone else's content and shoving your ads aroudn someone else's hard work.
Crappy business model, crappy site, crappy people who digg that *****.- timusca, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1WTF are you people talking about? Neither of these are my submissions!
- neiltc13, on 01/21/2008, -12/+15I just don't like to see MacRumors profiting from the hard work and photography of others. It happens all too often here.
- Lionhart, on 01/21/2008, -9/+17Seriously. Cry about it.
- piwy, on 01/22/2008, -4/+2Don't see your point. They link to the flickr page too. Blogspam would be if the blog in question didn't add any useful information to the posted content. In this case they are.
- neiltc13, on 01/22/2008, -1/+4Yeah, but in this case the person has put their photos on Flickr to share them with everyone. Here, MacRumors is profiting from this guy's photos by submitting the link to digg rather than submitting a link to the photos. I'm not against MacRumors posting the photos, I'm against normalkid and the rest of the MacRumors spam bots deliberately gaming digg and gaining profit in this way.
- PathDaemon, on 01/22/2008, -3/+1"Blogspam would be if the blog in question didn't add any useful information to the posted content. In this case they are."
- neiltc13, on 01/22/2008, -1/+4Yeah, but in this case the person has put their photos on Flickr to share them with everyone. Here, MacRumors is profiting from this guy's photos by submitting the link to digg rather than submitting a link to the photos. I'm not against MacRumors posting the photos, I'm against normalkid and the rest of the MacRumors spam bots deliberately gaming digg and gaining profit in this way.
- timusca, on 01/21/2008, -28/+11Don't get all pissy because no one gives a ***** about you or your submission kthxbai
- firstratemongie, on 01/21/2008, -34/+4Interesting that they think 10.5.2 will bring wireless booting to all macs.
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http://madpet.wordpress.com- PathDaemon, on 01/22/2008, -0/+8You must be new here (and looking at your comment history makes me think you are).
What you just did? Don't do that.
- PathDaemon, on 01/22/2008, -0/+8You must be new here (and looking at your comment history makes me think you are).
- macamatition, on 01/21/2008, -34/+7Ho-Ho! These western tehnorogy is so inferior to ours! Ho-Ho!
- Lionhart, on 01/21/2008, -3/+22What the hell was the point of that?
- bobbob1016, on 01/22/2008, -0/+3Was that supposed to be Speed Racer?
No. Just no.
- clak, on 01/21/2008, -10/+45Yes, *****, this will blend.
- NJPENSO, on 01/21/2008, -16/+33Ok, this is lame.
- potisreallygood, on 01/21/2008, -11/+51These are pretty sweet pics and what a killer box. Thats what makes apple products so amazing...cool boxes. However, I can't wait for the first batch of pictures taken of the MacBook Air being used while pooping.
- Chirp08, on 01/21/2008, -0/+7are you implying that you can use your Macbook or MBP with iSight to put on a good show?
- Lanage, on 01/21/2008, -2/+2Oh no, now its even easier for more sites like 2girs1cup to crop up...
- DarkPrince11, on 01/22/2008, -1/+3Do I detect a hint of sarcasm?
- davosjh, on 01/22/2008, -1/+2Best. Comment. Ever.
- LmaoTzu, on 01/21/2008, -8/+54Nintendoooooooooo 644444444444444444444
- mythzach, on 01/22/2008, -1/+11I don't know why I just dugg that... hm.
- Falldog, on 01/21/2008, -18/+4Apple needs to really think outside the box (pun not intended) when it comes to packaging. Something completely rediculous, like a large egg filled with an iPod and glitter. Only way to make this type of thing interesting.
- PathDaemon, on 01/22/2008, -0/+2Jesus christ no. Creative packaging gave us blister packs last time.
- zheisey, on 01/21/2008, -7/+8It's like a wafer-thin cookie...delicious!
- TaintedTux, on 01/21/2008, -15/+8Wow sexy box!!! Too bad there's a MacBook Air inside. *sigh*
- onClipEvent, on 01/21/2008, -4/+10Stupid Remote Disk question: Am I assuming correctly that the PC or Mac with the CD/DVD drive being borrowed needs to be on a wireless network as well? thanks
- dood, on 01/21/2008, -1/+3It'd need to be available via whatever network the Air is using, so yeah. That said, it could be a wired device plugged in to the back of a wifi router or something.
- bainfu, on 01/21/2008, -1/+7I am going to say no, I assume it just needs to be on the same network as the Air. It's probably some bonjour broadcasting thing that they built in. Also their Extensible Firmware Interface which handles the boot which you can wirelessly boot from another drive probably has that built in as well. I want to see if Knoppix or some kind of CD Zip Slack will run on it..
- Chirp08, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1Well I'd imagine you would have two options, the default would be wireless, but I'd think you could do it via usb too. I'm not postiive though.
- SPECOPS, on 01/22/2008, -1/+1Good question onClipEvent - I hope they use the dot mac (similar to how they are using the back to my mac with Leopard) - but somehow I don't think they thought that much ahead. More than likely, unless you have some type of multihoming going on, you'll have to be on the same "subnet" for this to work properly (e.g. non wireless and wireless if they both are on the same subnet, you should be fine) - of course the Air is "wifi or bluetooth only" - no LAN port.
- PathDaemon, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1.mac is server based — wouldn't work so well for netbooting.
- lrdntwnd, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1you can buy a USB ethernet card from Apple if you want a wired connection. Just FYI...
- Cerebral, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1Just remember that this is not made for the enterprise environment so as SPECOPS said it would have to be on the local subnet. You would probably need to setup something special on your router to pass the traffic along.
This sounds similar to PXE booting but you don't have an opportunity to use a NAS or any other source for your network boot.
- gasin, on 01/21/2008, -6/+6ohh... so mac-gasmic!!!
- invasi0n, on 01/21/2008, -6/+25I was wondering why are so many stories about this notebook... I'm not an Apple fan or hater but after reading many articles about MacBook Air I realized that the main attraction is its design only. Is this notebook so revolutionary?
- web2pointYo, on 01/21/2008, -3/+8More Evolutionary than Revolutionary. Like everything else in the world, if enough people buy it, they will keep making it, if not it will go away.
- icebreaker89, on 01/22/2008, -0/+0your dead on there, thats apple
- Spanktacular, on 01/22/2008, -5/+4Most cell phones are more feature-rich than this thing. It's Jobs pulling a fast one on the Mac cultists.
- TheFiestyFaun, on 01/22/2008, -4/+5it has a full fledged OS. how is any cell phone more feature rich then that?
- martinc00, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1Which cell phone do you have?!
- jbella, on 01/22/2008, -2/+2Does it need to be revolutionary?
- icebreaker89, on 01/22/2008, -0/+0no it doesn`t for brainless fanboys and girls to buy it :P
- web2pointYo, on 01/21/2008, -3/+8More Evolutionary than Revolutionary. Like everything else in the world, if enough people buy it, they will keep making it, if not it will go away.
- Alix7, on 01/21/2008, -14/+26/waste of money
- crowbar77, on 01/21/2008, -3/+5I wonder how the air will do over there, especially with there obsession with slim electronics. It's hard to say though, considering there loyalty to domestic brands.
- jmeskimen, on 01/22/2008, -2/+2I would imagine well still. I still see many 11" powerbooks pulled out by many foreign students at college.
- BossKey, on 01/22/2008, -5/+2I guess those 11" PowerBooks were only made outside the USA...since no one in America has ever seen an 11" PowerBook. Oh wait, no one in the universe has ever seen an 11" PowerBook.
We DID have 12" PowerBooks, however.........- noeljohnhoward, on 01/22/2008, -1/+3you are a dick
- davosjh, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1Not much of a punchline.
- BossKey, on 01/22/2008, -5/+2I guess those 11" PowerBooks were only made outside the USA...since no one in America has ever seen an 11" PowerBook. Oh wait, no one in the universe has ever seen an 11" PowerBook.
- acetv, on 01/22/2008, -1/+3*Their
*adjusts cape* - TheFiestyFaun, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1generalizing is not cool.
- jmeskimen, on 01/22/2008, -2/+2I would imagine well still. I still see many 11" powerbooks pulled out by many foreign students at college.
- DietMountainDew, on 01/21/2008, -10/+2Does anyone else find it funny that there are ads for Vista on this site?
http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/7762/fsscr007xp ...- lacreme, on 01/21/2008, -3/+5Why aren't you using AdBlock Plus?
Blasphemy!- thrallie, on 01/22/2008, -1/+1Don't digg this man down. I never get ads with adblock plus
- jfowler27, on 01/22/2008, -0/+2Not really. MS like to advertise on a lot of "competitor" sites just as many companies do.
- lacreme, on 01/21/2008, -3/+5Why aren't you using AdBlock Plus?
- antiorblkflag9, on 01/21/2008, -6/+2It's so very very pretty...buuut, that's about it...eh I can deal with just pretty. Although, this is way more expensive that what I rationalize things as being very very pretty
- Demitaka, on 01/21/2008, -15/+14Your still paying for a weak ass computer...
- antiorblkflag9, on 01/22/2008, -1/+1you're
- Tippis, on 01/22/2008, -2/+3In three years, your fast computer will be slow.
In three years, his small computer will still be small.
- kermithefrogand, on 01/21/2008, -16/+10***** laptop
- koft, on 01/21/2008, -9/+10where is smash my macbook air?
- mrmacky, on 01/22/2008, -0/+4Not much to smash
- icebreaker89, on 01/22/2008, -0/+0may they will smash it with an air guitar :P
- tsmr, on 02/18/2008, -0/+0http://www.smashmymacbookair.net
- mrmacky, on 01/22/2008, -0/+4Not much to smash
- mymate, on 01/21/2008, -5/+9yippi - more air spam
- gyeah99, on 01/21/2008, -10/+7Pictures of some green sweatered dolt taking a computer out of a box. Are there people out there who squirt off to this *****???
- dnields, on 01/22/2008, -4/+4Yes, there are. Sad, really.
- betobeto, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1You are looking at them.
- sizzam, on 01/22/2008, -8/+17Wow, I totally don't want one. Am I weird?
- DarkPrince11, on 01/22/2008, -0/+8Only if you're wearing your socks inside out.
- pezholio, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1I thought I was weird for wanting one
- smrekar, on 01/22/2008, -3/+5Theoretically you could house your files on a computer and netboot the MBA. This is nice to know for robust home applications for richer clients. that is a great way to access all of the files on any household computer. Also sweet for Graphic Design classes at universities. Bring your MBA, and wirelessly boot the classes Netboot image, no need to purchase the software individually when the school can buy a volume license and you can use your own computer.
- BOFH2, on 01/22/2008, -7/+9I am posting pics of me un-wrapping underwear later!
- azazel00, on 01/22/2008, -1/+3Couldn't have said it better.
- dratty, on 01/22/2008, -4/+2such a great idea, just probably to soon for the market, people still have attachments to peripherals and F**K what are they thinking with that price point.
- heystoopid, on 01/23/2008, -0/+1what attachments where will you find a spare plughole ?
- luke374, on 01/22/2008, -6/+7What? You have to buy the manilla envelope separately? Lame.
- kirakun, on 01/22/2008, -3/+3I thought the MBA comes packaged in a manila envelope.
- cl0n3x, on 01/22/2008, -1/+1http://store.apple.com/0120-APPLE-1/WebObjects/jap ...
That's a lot of yen.- kirakun, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1Just think "cent" when you see "yen."
- cl0n3x, on 01/22/2008, -2/+10.01 USD =1.05840 JPY
I'll think "100 yen" each time I see "cent."- fugazi, on 01/22/2008, -0/+2Then you are an idiot.
- cl0n3x, on 01/22/2008, -2/+10.01 USD =1.05840 JPY
- kirakun, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1Just think "cent" when you see "yen."
- topace3000, on 01/22/2008, -7/+5OMG OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMOGOGMOGMGOG
Buried. - phantom_mullet, on 01/22/2008, -2/+6Dang, I was kinda hoping it would come packaged in a manilla envelope...
- mgrest, on 01/22/2008, -0/+5No, that's just for the version that's released in the Philippines...
- HencheMann, on 01/22/2008, -8/+4MAC BOOK AIR CIRCLE JERK/ BUKKAKE!
- DestinRL, on 01/22/2008, -5/+10It's a thin laptop that can fit in a manila envelope. No cd drive, very expensive, and overall not worth the cost in my opinion.
- jasmus, on 01/22/2008, -0/+4I dugg you up, because you said "in my oppinion". I also believe it's not for me, but i like it as a device.
- MaidenFan2358, on 01/22/2008, -5/+3Over priced & underpowered. I love my iphone, but I can get so much more for my money elsewhere.
- jbella, on 01/22/2008, -6/+2Maybe it's underpowered compared to a full size laptop.. but how does it stack up to other subnotebooks?
- Sabin, on 01/22/2008, -1/+3It has a full sized foot print making it less portable than other subnotebooks at the same price point. Thin is nice but really it is the same size as the macbook in all other dimensions. Apple touts its full size screen and keyboard as a selling point but for its target market it is more of a stumbling block.
- jbella, on 01/29/2008, -0/+1Is the footprint the most important thing for portability? It seems to me that below a certain threshold, footprint matters less and less. For example, footprint is a big deal when we are talking about a 17" laptop. You need special bags that will fit the thing, and they are considerabily heavier than most ordinary laptops. But when we are talking about screen sizes below 15", it seems like the benefit you get for making the footprint smaller starts to approach zero. My backpack is already big enough to fit a 15" notebook. I am not going to start wearing one of those Hello Kitty backpacks just because my notebook will fit into one. Most reasonable bags that people carry will fit a 13" notebook easily. When you get into this realm, weight and total volume I think count for a lot. I am going to wear the same backpack whether I get a full size 15" notebook for the Macbook Air.. but the fact that the Air is 2 pounds lighter and half the volume surely counts for something.
- Sabin, on 01/22/2008, -1/+3It has a full sized foot print making it less portable than other subnotebooks at the same price point. Thin is nice but really it is the same size as the macbook in all other dimensions. Apple touts its full size screen and keyboard as a selling point but for its target market it is more of a stumbling block.
- jbella, on 01/22/2008, -6/+2Maybe it's underpowered compared to a full size laptop.. but how does it stack up to other subnotebooks?
- dheaddy, on 01/22/2008, -2/+3Why is it when they need a close-up shot of someone using a trackpad, they get the guy with the jagged dirty nails and some kind of yellow spot on his finger to pose for it? Eurgh
- unionaire, on 01/22/2008, -1/+2Now the Wireless boot feature is something Apple did right! Even though it's taking such a long time.
- piwy, on 01/22/2008, -1/+1Did i just see music controls on that japanese keyboard?
- mogebier, on 01/22/2008, -4/+3I didn't feel the need to play with myself at all.
- datrdigg, on 01/22/2008, -4/+2this notebook isnt revolutionary other than its thin... far less processor power than the macbook pro... but then again mac fanboys make me not want a mac :P
- ReyX, on 01/22/2008, -3/+3OMG It's a box.
- atticus8, on 01/22/2008, -2/+3Dugg for wireless booting coming to all Macs. Not just a MBAir article.
- dnields, on 01/23/2008, -0/+0The wireless booting bit of the article was an afterthought and only used in an attempt to legitimize some pants-wetting fanboy's burning desire to post up pics of himself opening a box with an Apple logo on it.
- palmer, on 01/22/2008, -2/+3Thus the craven, meaningless nature of modern human existence is confirmed, as morons flock to see images of.... a box.
- Rice, on 01/22/2008, -0/+3I think that firmware wireless booting is actually a revolutionary feature that should be backported to all other Intel Macs... is it just me?
- jhshukla, on 01/22/2008, -0/+2box? why not envelope?
- jhails, on 01/22/2008, -1/+2I'm an iMac owner and user but I'm completely baffled by this whole "lets post pictures of us opening the box and unpacking" thing that seems to be part of the Apple Fan-boy wet dream scenario. Its a box with packing material and some paper work inside. Get over it. Throw the freaking stuff in your recycling container and move on people.
PS I think the Mac Book Air will be a Cube Redux. - madblunted, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1i have a nice sony vaio sz series that weighs a little over 4 lbs.. damn I wish I could put osx on it!!!! if not, I would love if the macbook would be just as light.
- EnderMB, on 01/22/2008, -0/+1Finally, a Mac its users can work up their own asses.
- heystoopid, on 01/22/2008, -3/+1Voice recorder airline cabin British Airways Speedbird 038 landing at Heathrow Thursday January 17th 2008 , "will the passenger in seat 57 please turn off your Mac Book Air as it is effectively shut down the main engine computers , all systems have now terminated we will be making an emergency landing now, please stand by for a rather rough landing in 3 seconds thank you for flying British Airways . Please validate your airline fly by 1000 bonus points rough landing reward with the airlines stewards and stewardesses stationed at the emergency exits before leaving the stationary aircraft. Transportation will be arriving in ten minutes to convey you to the main concourse your left luggage will be on forwarded in approximately ten working days , please forward all damage luggage claims to be charged to the passenger in seat 57 , that is all "
- marchaos, on 01/22/2008, -1/+1fail
- betobeto, on 01/22/2008, -0/+3Photos made private now. Like, meh. I'm so not fapping to this.
- laserone, on 01/22/2008, -0/+3That article links to photos on flickr that are now set to private. Bummer.
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