This is not mine but I just came across the ad. Look at the ports and thickness of the unit.
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/sys/3921835734.html
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/sys/3921835734.html
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Is this for real (white MBA)?
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My Macbook Air also has a Windows key on the keyboard. 
It's either a scam or the guy made it a Hackintosh. The fact that he doesn't even show pictures of it powered on should be a red flag.
It's either a scam or the guy made it a Hackintosh. The fact that he doesn't even show pictures of it powered on should be a red flag.
Look at the third image. Sure looks like a windows flag on one of those keys at the bottom. My guess would be a Chinese knock-off.
Edit: Ninja'd.
Edit 2: Aaaand, here ya go: http://www.cultofmac.com/27108/chin...s-with-netbook-specs-and-glowing-apple-logos/
Edit: Ninja'd.
Edit 2: Aaaand, here ya go: http://www.cultofmac.com/27108/chin...s-with-netbook-specs-and-glowing-apple-logos/
Do u have to ask? Apple laptop with a removable battery, really?
Are you the seller? Free advertisement?
As stated in the original post, no I'm not the seller. How is your reply even remotely helpful?
Clearly not an Apple product. Even the words "MacBook Air" are crooked
And, gasp, a removable battery! How un-Apple like!
And, gasp, a removable battery! How un-Apple like!
Clearly not an Apple product. Even the words "MacBook Air" are crooked
I'm actually interested in how many people actually fall for it.
The logo in the first image is skewed. The font is also wrong. How could this possibly be even slightly legitimate?
The top case looks alright, I'll admit, but the bottom is fracking ugly. Vents everywhere, horribly-recessed ports, there is no question Apple had nothing to do with that machine.
The top case looks alright, I'll admit, but the bottom is fracking ugly. Vents everywhere, horribly-recessed ports, there is no question Apple had nothing to do with that machine.
You didn't say report the craigslist post at first. The post in this forum is not spam. Neither is the craigslist post, but rather simply a scam.
To the OP: If you even had to ask if this thing is legitimate, my advice to you is to NEVER conduct any financial transaction through the means of the Internet. For your own sake.
you could get a real painted MBA, not cheap though
http://www.colorware.com/p-250-macbook-air-13-inch.aspx
http://www.colorware.com/p-250-macbook-air-13-inch.aspx
Looks homemade. I mean, surely even a chinese knockoff would have the lettering straight...
I made something like this a few years back with an MSI Wind netbook that I hackintoshed. An apple from the lid of a 12" powerbook and some patient cutting skills, a clean paint job, some small font rub-on transfers and a clear coat for the keys, and you can make something like this in just a couple days time. Of course, I actually got the lettering straight, and sanded the windows symbol off.
I made something like this a few years back with an MSI Wind netbook that I hackintoshed. An apple from the lid of a 12" powerbook and some patient cutting skills, a clean paint job, some small font rub-on transfers and a clear coat for the keys, and you can make something like this in just a couple days time. Of course, I actually got the lettering straight, and sanded the windows symbol off.