MacBook Air Confuses Airport Security

Ant writes "MacNN reports that the thin design of Apple's MacBook Air is causing some confusion for the technically ignorant, according to one blogger who says that the ultra-portable caused him to miss his flight. When going through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport security checkpoint, blogger Michael Nygard was held up as security staff gathered around his MacBook Air, trying to make sense of the slender laptop/notebook. One of the less technically knowledgeable staff points out the lack of standard features as cause for alarm..."

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Re:Ok - this is just getting silly!

[ILuvRamen]

One of the less technically knowledgeable staff points out the lack of standard features as cause for alarm

hey, he's not the only one lol. I don't think they were referring to the fact that it won't run 99% of software out there and is probably a heating nightmare waiting to happen like those giant all in the monitor beasts they call computers. My college had one and it kept overheating so they got rid of it about 3 weeks after they bought it. They always put looks over features and functionality. But really, if you wanted to build a bomb, would you put a bunch of ports and stuff on it? :-P

MSoft conspiracy

[Aegis Runestone]

"It doesn't run Windows..." "So, should we let him through?" "Maybe if we can sneak Vista onto it."

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[Anonymous Coward]

lubrication. You look at the grandsta8ders, the

Re:Show up on time, dumbass.

[Anonymous Coward]

Hehehe. You claim you've flown recently and carried some electronics, and didn't run into the same idiots, and therefore you "call bullshit" -- apparently claiming that because you took some other flights and didn't see the same idiots, ipso facto, said idiots don't exist.

I think we can safely deduce that although you may indeed have flown recently, you clearly have not taken any basic logic courses recently.

Re:Ok - this is just getting silly!

[ILuvRamen]

You gotta be kidding me and FYI, I'm not kidding. A "mac" running Windows is just an overpriced windows PC. By macs can't run 99% of software, I meant actual macs can't run 99% of software. It's kinda sad when being able to run your main competetor's OS is the biggest selling point. And what can macs run that PCs can't? Umm...final cut. That's all I can think of at the moment and I'm happy with the PC version of Adobe Premiere and some Ulead products so yeah, macs are kinda pointless except as some douchey, almost status symbol.