New MacBook Air To Be Launched In “Back to the Mac”

A new Mac laptop will be launched in Apple’s “Back to the Mac” event to be held tomorrow, October 20. According to Engadget the new MacBook Air might just fill in the link between Apple’s iPad and the good old MacBook. Engadget got several photos from its anonymous source, the photos which were claimed to be genuine claims that MacAir will have an 11.6 inch refresh. The Engadget writer, Paul Miller, said that “Contrary to popular belief, the machine appears to be another 13.3-incher, with the primary modification being extra room for battery cells and apparently no room for a hard drive.”

Other websites however are guessing that Apple might give several versions of what came to be its thinnest and lightest laptop which also happened to be the slowest. AppleInsider made it very clear that there is no truth in the news that the company will launch an 11.6 inch notebook. The new device is said to be something

New MAcBook Air's

So, we got some new MacBook Air's finally :)

What does this mean for hacking I wonder? Hopefully it means some cheap second hand RevB Air's come on the market but the more interesting thing is the new 11" form factor, integrated SSD's and external ports that aren't on a flip out door would make for an awesome Mac keyboard mod.

Anyway, unless someone wants to buy me one, it won't be happening soon.

New designs for the Mac keyboard case will be up shortly.

Replacement parts and Amiga's

Well my replacement to case turned up today...that gives me spares of quite a few bits which will be good.

I've also picked up a narrow heatsink for the CPU/GPU to help dissipate the heat somewhat. Should be able to finish this little project up next week.

All this (plus some comments from readers) has re-lit the spark inside me that I reserve for the Commodore Amiga. I fired up WinUAE for the first time in a long while....I still suck at Shadow of the Beast. Part of me will always wonder what would have happened if Commodore didn't go bankrupt....would we be using