Comments on: Will the MacBook Air Get a Carbon Fiber Bottom? http://gigaom.com/apple/will-the-macbook-air-get-a-carbon-fiber-bottom/ Sat, 26 May 2012 17:42:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Brad http://gigaom.com/apple/will-the-macbook-air-get-a-carbon-fiber-bottom/#comment-335603 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:48:34 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=10502#comment-335603 I highly doubt it. First, Carbon fiber is strong, but it can have a lot of trouble with impact – if dropped or struck, it is far more likely to shatter or at least chip rather than dent like aluminum. It’s why you see carbon fiber racing mountain bikes, but you never see carbon fiber is bikes intended for crash-prone things like downhilling.

Also, As Sam alluded to, I think Carbon Fiber would have far too much trouble with heat dissipation.

It would look good though.

]]> By: Sam http://gigaom.com/apple/will-the-macbook-air-get-a-carbon-fiber-bottom/#comment-335605 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:47:06 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=10502#comment-335605 I wonder whether it would make using the laptop a little cooler on the lap. But then again if you replace the heat dissipating abilities of the aluminium you might find the laptop over heating more.

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]]> By: Patrick http://gigaom.com/apple/will-the-macbook-air-get-a-carbon-fiber-bottom/#comment-335604 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:45:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=10502#comment-335604 I’d think that they would be entertaining the option not due to weight but because of strength. The Air is somewhat fragile with its thin structure. Carbon Fiber would add some strength to the machine. Carbon fiber by itself is lighter than aluminum but usually once you add in the resin to harden the fiber it becomes heavier than the aluminum.

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