View this article at: http://www.appleinsider.com/blogs/mac/08/10/10/purported_video_of_new_aluminum_macbook_likely_a_fake.html
Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 12:00pm
Friday, October 10, 2008 @ 12:00pm
Purported video of new aluminum MacBook likely a fake
The video shows an Apple notebook that is indistinguishable from the MacBook Air save for the bezel stamp, which reads "MacBook" instead of "MacBook Air." Raising further suspicion is that the notebook's keyboard is intentionally concealed in the photo by a piece of paper, and that the notebook is not shown in its entirety. Therefore, it can't be determined whether the bezel stamp is off center (with the "Air" text having been removed).
In August, the blog posted still photos of an identical but empty display shell and bezel, again claiming the photos were that of Apple's next-generation MacBook design. AppleInsider compared the photos of the display shell to tear-down photos of the MacBook Air's display. Again, with the exception of the bezel stamp, no considerable differences could be detected.
The MacBook shell in the photos and video is also noticeably different from the one shown photos of another 13-inch Apple-like notebook, also published by the same blog on Thursday.
