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Re:Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with L... by thuuuomas on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @02:38PM (#6439843)
"Military Spec MacBook Air" is my new favorite oxymoron.
Re:Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with L... by stackcollision on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @02:54PM (#6439934)
This is exactly what i thought. Really cool build, but if you're going mil-spec, shouldn't you have chosen a more rugged-looking computer? With the macbook air it kind of reminds me of a Volkswagen on a jacked up monster truck chassis. My T61 would look badass in this, though.
Re:Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with L... by Samuel_Michon on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @02:39PM (#6439848)
Military Spec MacBook Air case. During use, it’s the external battery and power supply that are very well protected, not the computer itself. The MacBook Air is hardly a Toughbook (of course, a Toughbook is also 3 times as heavy).
Re:Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with L... by johnbellone on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @02:45PM (#6439884)
I had trouble seeing where it actually houses the MacBook Air? In the first photo it looks like the battery and custom power-charging cable. There does not seem to be much clearance for the lid of the Pelican case if you put the MacBook on top.
Re:Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with L... by Samuel_Michon on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @02:51PM (#6439919)
It looks to me that the biggest cut-out is exactly the size of a 13" MBA. The computer also isn’t very deep, 0.4" on average.
Re:Show HN: Building a Military Spec MacBook Air Case with L... by jrobertfox on Tuesday September 24, 2013 @02:49PM (#6439910)
there is a very slim slot above the battery and charger, that holds the closed laptop. When it's all close everything is quite well protected.