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

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 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

After my trip to Google Building 44, I headed down to Apple – The Company Store which is located at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014. It is about 15 minutes drive from Google Building 44.

The famous “I visited the mothership” t-shirt is no longer in print, and now the new t-shirt design prints “I visited the Apple campus, but that’s all I’m allowed to say.”

Each t-shirt cost USD$16.95 before tax and most of them are Made in USA.

I visited the Apple campus, but that’s all I’m allowed to say.

1 Infinite Loop

1 Infinite Loop (Building Sign)

The Company Store Sign

T-Shirts Section

T-Shirts Section (View From Behind The Store)

Gadgets Section

View From The T-Shirts Section To The Gadgets Section

Cashier

The Apple iPhone Micro USB Adapter is currently only being sold in the UK Apple Stores (both online and retail) for £8.00 (SGD$16.23).

I bought it from the Apple Store at Regent Street when I was there in London for Nokia World 2011. I think it is a good gift to give to people who are Apple fans because you can’t get it anywhere else in the world!

Box

Box Contents

Apple iPhone Micro USB Adapter

Apple iPhone Micro USB Adapter On iPhone 4S