I still have this head cold so I had to cheer myself up and ordered one. Going to a bunch of out of town meetings on Feb8 and it would suck if it was delivered on the 8th. Through my school which usually gets an early batch of new Apple stuff.<br><br><br><br><br>

Congratulations!<br>That's a beautiful computer. You've got good taste, Poly.<br>Will you carry an external optical drive also?<br><br><br>

<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Will you carry an external optical drive also?<p><hr></blockquote><p> Nope. I hardly even remember I have an optical drive when I use a laptop. Never use them. My life is wireless.<br><br>

Awesome! Let us know what you think. I'm awaiting early-adopter reports before buying.<br><br>I wouldn't worry about the 1.8" HD generating huge amounts of heat. My ventless, fanless iPod's 1.8" HD doesn't get more than slightly warm--even when I BOOT OSX from it and work for hours--with it wrapped snug in a fabric case! So I think the heat from the drive will be trivial compared to the heat from the chips.<br><br>Apparently the Macworld floor models used HDs, not SSDs, and still performed fine. SSD would be better, but maybe a swap will be possible once we see the internals. If 128GB SSD comes down to $500 or so in a year, I'll be pleased.<br><br>nagr[color:red]o</font color=red>mme<br><br>I require stroyent!<br>TeamMacOSX.com | MacClan.net