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Will the MacBook Air Get a Carbon Fiber Bottom?

Written on November 17, 2008 by Charles Moore and 3 people have commented

According to a rumor making the rounds last week, Apple is said to be exploring potential for using more exotic materials in the next revision MacBook Air. Appleinsider’s Kasper Jade reports that scuttlebutt suggests Apple is unsatisfied with the Air’s three-pound weight and looking into substituting carbon fiber as a fabrication material for a structural [...]