Does anyone know if the weight of the MBA is variable?

[n2arkitektur]

Looking at the specs on the Apple site, I was wondering if the 3.0 pound weight listed changes if you configure it with the SSD. Intuitively, I would expect the SSD to weigh less than SATA HD. Although, intuitively, I would expect Apple to advertise the fact if that were the case. Also, I'm wondering if the SSD would increase the battery life. Intuitively, I would expect that since the SSD has no spinning disk, it wouldn't consume as much energy, although I know most of the energy goes to the screen and processor.

If you look at the iPad specs, the 3G iPad is 0.1 pounds heavier than the WIFI only version, so obviously how you configure things can have an impact on weight.

So, does anyone know?

 

[iBookG4user]

Looking at the specs on the Apple site, I was wondering if the 3.0 pound weight listed changes if you configure it with the SSD. Intuitively, I would expect the SSD to weigh less than SATA HD. Although, intuitively, I would expect Apple to advertise the fact if that were the case. Also, I'm wondering if the SSD would increase the battery life. Intuitively, I would expect that since the SSD has no spinning disk, it wouldn't consume as much energy, although I know most of the energy goes to the screen and processor.

If you look at the iPad specs, the 3G iPad is 0.1 pounds heavier than the WIFI only version, so obviously how you configure things can have an impact on weight.

So, does anyone know?

There won't be a noticeable weight difference between the two. Although, yes, the SSD will increase battery life by, usually, 20-30 minutes.

 

[RedTomato]

Although, yes, the SSD will increase battery life by, usually, 20-30 minutes.

IIRC, HD spinning drives have a lower standby power rating, but consume more power when active. SSDs use more power on standby but peak power use is lower. Overall the SSD wins.

It's been a while since I read the excellent Anandtech articles though.

 

[aarond12]

When I read the title of this post, I was thinking about this post:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090502065619AATPL0

No, data doesn't weigh anything...

-Aaron-