Newton’s Lore

Make links to how to install Mac OS X on the lightweight solid-state drive powered Asus EEE PC (for those who can’t afford a MacBook Air with a solid-state drive :).

If you’re interested in some cool Apps, check out the MacWorld Best of Show 2008 list, including
Hardware:

• MacBook Air
• Eye-Fi wireless MMC memory card
• MultiSync LCD3090WQXi

Software:

• Adobe Photoshop Elements 6
• Guitar Hero III
• BusySync
• Flow
• Dictate
• Parallels Server
• Vector Designer
• OmniFocus

Today Apple released “The World’s Thinnest Notebook”, the MacBook Air, positioned between the MacBook and MacBook Pro. 0.4 to 1.93 cm (0.16 to 0.76 inches). The thickest part of the MacBook Air is thinner than the Sony TZ. It fits in an envelope and has a 13.3″ widescreen display with an LED backlight, iSight built in, MacBook keyboard (with black keys) but with an ambient light sensor, multi-touch trackpad which uses multi-touch input (to pivot photos, zoom etc.).1.6GHz (US$1799) to 1.8GHz (+US$300) Intel Core 2 Duo Otellini CPU (60% reduced in size!), 1.8 inch 80Gb Hard drive with a 64Gb solid state disk as an option (+US$999). 45W MagSafe power adapter, 1 USB 2 port, Micro-DVI, Audio Out, 802.11n, BlueTooth 2.1/EDR. An external SuperDrive is available. “Remote Disc” software allows the MacBook Air to “borrow” optical drives on a Mac or PC. 5 hours of battery life and 2Gb of memory standard. Shipping in 2 weeks time.
From an environmental perspective the display is mercury and lead free, and the circuit boards are free of BFR (Brominated Fire Retardant), and the retail packaging is 56% smaller than the MacBook.