Apple to Adopt Carbon Fiber for Lighter MacBook Air?

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/11/11/apple-to-adopt-carbon-fiber-for-lighter-macbook-air/

AppleInsider claims that Apple has been looking into replacing aluminum parts with carbon fiber parts in an effort to make the MacBook Air even lighter than it presently is.

Apple enthusiastically claimed ownership to the world's thinnest notebook earlier this year with the introduction of the MacBook Air, but is rumored to be unsatisfied with the system's weight, which it now hopes to drop below 3 pounds.

Carbon fiber is described as an extremely lightweight material that is exceptionally strong.

Apple is expected to keep the upper aluminum chasis of the MacBook Air, but may replace the bottom cover with one constructed from carbon fiber. This could trim the notebooks weight from slightly over 3 pounds to 2.78 pounds.

The rumor site believes the shift could happen as early as next year.

this would be nice

an extra-light macbook air would be nice

this sounds great, hope this comes out soon

since they were just updated, i doubt this would happen soon. but anything is possible

apple could try to suprize everyone

yeah, they could but i doubt it, they'll probably wait at least a couple of months, but you never know though

the earliest is at macworld

i think even that is too early

maybe

i hope this happens

this would be nice for sure

looking forward to this

yep, me 2