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Great MacBook Air eBay deal turns out to be prototype... - Boing Boing Gadgets
gadgets.boingboing.net - 11/19/2008
Great MacBook Air eBay deal turns out to be prototype... - Boing Boing Gadgets
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... Or maybe the work of a modder with Cayce Pollardian logo-hatred. 144458-air1_400.jpg A fellow claims that a stunning $700 deal on an MBA at eBay turned out to be an engineering sample of some kind. This would be possible to fake, and he even suggests that he might have gotten a modded ...
Fake / Prototype Macbook Air - Mac Forums
forums.macrumors.com - 11/18/2008
Fake / Prototype Macbook Air - Mac Forums
— forums.macrumors.com — I recently picked up a used Macbook Air 1.6 The bottom case is black without any markings... on it. Computer does boot up, but the battery has swollen and distorted the case. I removed the bottom of the case and pulled the battery with thoughts of ... (more) Fake / Prototype Macbook Air - Mac Forums

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macrumors.com - 11/19/2008
Mid-2007 Prototype MacBook Air Found on eBay
— macrumors.com — MacRumors forum member Brett33 bought an "as is" MacBook Air on eBay for a selling price of... $730. As it turns out, it appears the machine is actually a prototype model of Apple's MacBook Air. After receiving the unit, Brett33 noticed ... (more) Mid-2007 Prototype MacBook Air Found on eBay

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Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay
appleinsider.com - 11/19/2008
Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay
— appleinsider.com — A California computer repair shop is likely to receive a call from Apple asking it to explain... where it obtained an internal MacBook Air prototype that it later turned around and sold on eBay for $730. (more) Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay

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