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Originally Posted by zsummers I don't care about lighter and smaller. Ryan's description makes me want to wet my drawers. Start with the old PB 12." Take out the internal, add far more battery, an Express Card slot, and maybe another USB or Firewire port. Then stop and make me very, very happy. Could it maybe come down to 1" thick? Maybe--or very close. Could it maybe come down to th 4-5 pound range? Maybe--but don't do it at the battery's expense. Optical drives aren't as heavy as batteries, so I'd hate to see Apple take out the optical without an increase in battery, just to keep it lighter. Of course, that's almost certainly what Jobs would do. "Guys. This thing is amazing. It's onl 0.8" thick, it weights only 3.2 pounds, still has a 12" screen, oh, and by the way, the battery still only lasts three hours". *Sigh.* I can always dream.

If you don't care about smaller and lighter, then why do you care at all about a sub-notebook?