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The high end MacBook Air comes equipped with a 1.8GHz upgrade (from 1.6GHz) and a 64GB Solid State Drive (SSD). The total price for the high end laptop is $2598. Compare this to the original price of the 1.8GHz/SSD MacBook Air at $3098 just last week (Google Cache).

The base price for the 1.6GHz 80GB Hard Drive MacBook Air remains at $1799. The difference in price appears to be a combination of price drops in both the processor upgrade ($200 vs $300) and SSD ($599 vs $999).

Apple has released MacBook Air SMC Update 1.0 which fine tunes the speed and operation of the internal fan.

This update is recommended for all MacBook Air systems. The updater application will be installed in the /Applications/Utilities folder. Please follow the instructions in the updater application to complete the process.

Apple has filed for several patents related to the MacBook Air that cover currently implement technology and hint at future expansion potential for the sub-notebook. Included is a patent for the collapsible port, which apparently was originally earmarked for the rear of the notebook and was to present additional options. The patent reveals that the collapsible port may show up on other Apple devices, with patent writers stating "the present invention may apply to other types of devices, and still remain within the spirit and scope of the present invention."

Apple announced their new laptop, the MacBook Air exactly two weeks ago at Macworld in San Francisco, and the first customers who ordered their MacBook Airs immediately after the keynote start getting shipment notifications for the latest Apple laptop. However, it's not in stores yet.

The first MacBook Air reviews have recently appeared in Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and USA Today.
"difficult to describe just how surprising this feels in your hands"
"When I slip it in the sleeve of my backpack where my six-pound MacBook Pro usually travels, the pocket still looks empty".
Mostly applauds for the incredible design in there.

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During his Macworld Expo keynote address on Tuesday morning, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air, a computer that the company billed as the world's thinnest notebook -- small enough to fit inside an interoffice mailing envelope. It's priced starting at $1,799 and will be available within two weeks.