Got the Apple USB Ethernet Adapter for SGD$35.51 (normal price is SGD$38) from iStudio located in Changi Airport Terminal 3 while I went to Malaysia for my birthday celebration.

As you are aware by now the MacBook Air does not come with an ethernet port because of its slim design, so if you need to use a LAN cable for MacBook Air, this adapter is your best and only bet. Call me old fashion but I still prefer to transfer files over LAN as it is the speed is much faster and more stable.

This adapter is only capable of 10/100Mbps speed since theoretically USB2 speed max out at 480Mbps which is much less than the speed of a gigabit network so if this were to be made for 10/100/1000Mbps, it wouldn’t be accurate and that is the reason why Apple supports 10/100Mbps only. Perhaps when USB3 comes out, this will be refreshed to support 10/100/1000Mbps as USB3 is capable of supporting up to 5,000Mbps.

I love how Apple design the cover for this, it holds the RJ45 port and the USB port side by side.

Apple USB Ethernet Adapter – Packaging Front View

Apple USB Ethernet Adapter – Packaging Back View

Apple USB Ethernet Adapter

Apple USB Ethernet Adapter – Cover

Apple USB Ethernet Adapter – Connected To MacBook Air

Brought Crumpler’s The Fug (Black) which is a very slim neoprene sleeve for my 13″ MacBook Air from Paragon‘s Crumpler store, it cost SGD$55, but if you are a CitiBank credit card holder, you enjoy a 10% discount. I ended up paying SGD$49.50 for it.

I was contemplating between this and the SwitchEasy’s Thins, but ended up I went for this instead because:

• It is about SGD$15 bucks cheaper
• It is slimmer and fits the MacBook Air perfectly
• I don’t like the way they glue the edges of the SwitchEasy’s Thins, because I believe that once you use it very often, the glue will start to harden and it can be peeled off
• I am also not really a fan of velcro because it is noisy when I have to take out the MacBook Air
• Despite the velcro prevents the MacBook Air from slipping out of the sleeve, I rather not have it because for my case, I will be placing it in my Timbuk2 Q Backpack 2011 and having the velcro means it requires an additional step when I have to take out my MacBook Air

Crumpler Sleeve – The Fug (13 Inch MacBook Air) – Packaging Front

Crumpler Sleeve – The Fug (13 Inch MacBook Air) – Nice Cupboard

Crumpler Sleeve – The Fug (13 Inch MacBook Air) – Stitching

Crumpler Sleeve – The Fug (13 Inch MacBook Air) – Fits Perfectly

When I first joined mig33 back on 1st February 2010, I got a brand new MacBook Pro 15″ (Mid 2009) running on Intel Core 2 Duo (2.66 GHz) and with 4GB of DDR3 SDRAM. Over the years, my MacBook Pro became slower and slower as applications get more and more intensive and OS gets more and more resource demanding.

I made a couple of “complains” to my immediate supervisor and eventually he approved my Purchase Order (PO) to get a new MacBook.

I need to get it ASAP as my old MacBook Pro is making me frustrated everyday and lowering my productivity, I decided not to wait for the refresh and go ahead and get the 13″ MacBook Air (Mid 2011) with Intel Core i7 Dual-Core 1.8GHz/4GB DDR3 SDRAM/256GB Flash Storage. This is the maximum specification that the MacBook Air 13″ can get.

The total cost is SGD$2,219.99 (Apple MacBook Air 13 Inch – Mid 2011) + SGD$348.00 (Apple Care) = SGD$2,567.99. I ordered it on the 13th March 2012 and I received it on the 20th March 2012.

Apple MacBook Air 13 Inch (Mid 2011) – Box

Apple MacBook Air 13 Inch (Mid 2011) – Box Open

Apple MacBook Air 13 Inch (Mid 2011) – Box Open Inner

Apple MacBook Air 13 Inch (Mid 2011)

Apple MacBook Air 13 Inch (Mid 2011) – Left Side

Apple MacBook Air 13 Inch (Mid 2011) – Right Side

Apple MacBook Air 13 Inch (Mid 2011) – Open

Bought the Crumpler Dry Red No. 3 from Crumpler Ion Orchard. It is retailing for SGD$299 and if you pay by American Express (AMEX) credit card, there is a 10% discount, so after the discount, it cost SGD$269.10.

The Crumpler Dry Red No. 3 is a carry-on cabin luggage and it fits exactly the cabin of the plane (I have seen my colleague used it). It measures 38cm x 55cm x 23cm (Width x Height x Depth) and weights 2.7kg.

Dry Red No. 3 – Front View

Dry Red No. 3 – Back View

Dry Red No. 3 – Opened View

It has a front compartment suitable for laptops and it can fit up to a 17″ laptop. It comes with a very nice drawstring shoe bag as well!

Dry Red No. 3 – Laptop Compartment

Dry Red No. 3 – Shoe Bag

Bought the Apple TV (2nd Generation) from San Francisco’s Apple Store for USD$99 (after tax is USD$107.67 = SGD$136.96).

I wish they sold it in Singapore but because there is no iTunes Movies/TV Shows rental service in Singapore, I doubt it will happen anytime soon. Nevertheless, it is still not a bad media player for that price. Not forgetting that the Apple TV is powered by Apple A4 chip.

Instead of using the provided Apple remote, you can also control your Apple TV with your iPhone/iPad using the Apple Remote App.

You can stream movie from your iPhone/iPad to your Apple TV using AirPlay which I tried and it is awesome!

I just bought Real Racing 2 for iPhone for USD$0.99 as EA is having that as it’s daily deals and I tried AirPlay Mirroring to my Apple TV and it looks great!

In addition to that, you can watch YouTube & Vimeo videos and view Flickr & Photo Stream in iCloud photos on your TV.

Apple TV – Box View

Apple TV – Box Contents

Apple TV

Apple TV – Ports

Apple TV – Main Screen

Apple TV – YouTube

Apple TV – AirPlay Mirroring