![]() ![]() There’s also an SD card slot, useful for storage expansion since the new Air apparently uses a custom solid-state drive that’s more like a USB memory stick. There’s one USB port, one unknown port that looks the wrong shape and geometry to be another USB–it’s almost tempting to suggest it may be a microSIM card-slot for 3G connections. But if Apple keeps the cheaper units in there, they may be able to sell the Air at a newer, lower price point. They’re possibly cheap off-the-shelf units, which Apple may replace with a custom size-optimized version in the real machine, since this could potentially result in greater energy storage capacity. There’s also some discussion about those four battery packs in the chassis. Think of the last time you made heavy use of your optical drive, and ponder how many Apple users totally cram up their 320GB hard drives, and you’ll see why. In-built expandable storage is enough, they’re available as add-ons if you’re so inclined, and with wireless connectivity (and a cheap USB hub) you can access data in many ways, should you need to. Apple’s saying you don’t need a hard drive, or an optical drive…even if you think you do. Take note of this–it may be the biggest secret of these new machines, because Apple used the last Air as a test vehicle for the unibody MacBook and iPad designs. To achieve this Apple has ditched the hard drive and the optical drive. ![]()
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