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CNET Networks' TechRepublic runs a regular series called "Cracking Open" in which it takes a look inside a variety of gadgets. CNET News.com is publishing this excerpt.

The Apple MacBook Air is thin, light, and a testament to what good engineering and design can accomplish in a notebook personal computer.

For the sake of full disclosure: our Apple MacBook Air is in working condition before we crack it open.

Caption text by Mark Kaelin.

Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin

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