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Wow - this little gem arrived from Apple today.
it is the 4GB, i5 1.7GHz, 128GB SSD model. This thing is SNAPPY!

I have been in awe comparing speeds of against my 2010 i5 MBP [admittedly this has 5400rpm spindle speed]. The aesthetics of this machine is also simply amazing for how it performs.

I have now placed an order for an Airport Extreme router so that I can migrate my iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and media to a makeshift NAS [using the USB connection to an external HDD] to keep the storage level low on the SSD.

I also have a new iPad2 arriving in a couple of weeks too.:p
 
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Good pick up!
 

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I got my wife one for Christmas and was enjoying playing with it - definitely makes me want to put an SSD in my MBP. Now I just need to quit talking about it ...and actually do it...
 
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I got mine a few weeks ago and have been thoroughly impressed with this system.

That isn't hard to do coming from a Dell XPS laptop that could fry an egg after a few minutes of watching Flash content.
 
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Have you noticed a sort of... forcefield of static energy around it? Like a buzzing you can feel when you run your fingers over it sometimes? I feel like mine is trying to assimilate me sometimes. Creeps me out. Has anyone else noticed it?
 

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I have not experienced this - and I don't think you should be either - you might want to have it looked at.
 
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I've deduced it only does it when its plugged in. Which... um... yeah... I should get that looked at. You're right. Crap.
 
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I love the macbook air, i dont think that i am going to get one because i use my imac more then my MBP because i dont take it to school anymore. The imac is almost perfect for everything i need. I put an SSD in my mid 2010 MBP with 8gb of ram and a 2.4 c2d with that SSD it is just as fast as the new macbook air.
 
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Have you noticed a sort of... forcefield of static energy around it? Like a buzzing you can feel when you run your fingers over it sometimes? I feel like mine is trying to assimilate me sometimes. Creeps me out. Has anyone else noticed it?

When I originally read this I thought you were describing like an excitement when you touched and looked at your computer not an actual electrical current. lol

Let us know what the Apple Store says!
 

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