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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
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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.

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Wired: Gadget Lab:  MacBook Air Prototype Sold on Ebay

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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Mid-2007 Prototype MacBook Air Found on eBay
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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forums.macrumors.com - 11/14/2008
Mac Forums - View Single Post - Old MBP. Do we get the 4 finger swipe as well???
— forums.macrumors.com — I can confirm the four finger gesture is possible on pre-October 2008 laptops, and I currently have four finger Exposé and Application Switching working on my January 2008 MacBook Air. Here's what I did: My girlfriend recently bought a new unibody ... (more) Mac Forums - View Single Post - Old MBP. Do we get the ...

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MacBook Air Prototype Sold on Ebay
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... someone who writes "The Hinge of the LCD is Losing", we can forgive the slip. How did this mystery Mac make it out of the Cupertino campus? We don't know for sure, but MacRumors forum member brett33 is the buyer, and he's as mystified as everyone else. He's also aware that Apple may want it back: The black vans haven't shown up yet, but I have heard helicopters circling. Fake / Prototype Macbook Air [MacRumors Forums via Apple Insider] ...

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