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gizmodo.com - 11/19/2008

Macbook Air Prototype Escapes Cupertino, Gets Sold on Ebay [MacBook Air]

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A Macforums member who bought an "as-is" Macbook Air from Ebay has ended up with some pretty strange fruit: It's actually an early Air prototype, bearing marks indicating it was built in May 2007, six months before the Air was introduced. It's got a few giveaways: the microphone positioning ...

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alleyinsider.com - 11/25/2008

eBay Traffic Plummeting

— alleyinsider.com — eBay's core business continues to fall apart. Some of the decline is likely the result of the... declining economy. The rest of it is likely the result of the trends that have been clobbering eBay for the past two years: competition, overpricing, and ... (more) eBay Traffic Plummeting

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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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MacBook Air Prototype Purchased on eBay
Tech Blog — ... over at Mac Rumors recently picked up a MacBook Air on eBay for quite the deal, but didn't realize that it was a prototype model -- defined by red logic board. Click here for first picture in gallery. It's got a few giveaways: the microphone positioning near the webcam is off, there's no keyboard lighting, no "MacBook Air" legend, it runs an interim build of OS X 10.5 and the bottom is black-colored aluminum, versus the usual shiny silver. [via Gizmodo - Macrumors] ...