[PugetSoundSoldier]

At first it was dismissed as just a few people with minor problems; now it looks like there is a flaw in the design of the Macbook Air where even reviewers are getting screen and display problems. Oops!

My guess is an overheating graphics processor - they stuck too much GPU (to compensate for the underpowered C2D processor) in there for so little cooling, and it's probably running too hot, causing all kinds of little errors and glitches.

[VanDeKoik]

Shouldn’t swordmaker have posted this so he can tell us how it is FUD and “no big deal”?

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Maybe another Apple device rushed to market too early?

[antiRepublicrat]

“Honey, we shrunk the computer too small.”

Pushing the state of the art is not without its pitfalls.

[dfwgator]

Why not just spring for a few hundred more and get a MacBook Pro?

[antiRepublicrat]

- they stuck too much GPU (to compensate for the underpowered C2D processor) in there for so little cooling,

In this case they needed to go with a Core 2 Duo because it is an ultra low-voltage, small form-factor processor that only puts out maybe 10W. None of the Core i series use that little power (an i5 is closest at almost twice the wattage), so the combination of Core 2 Duo and 320M (Apple's low-end Core 2 GPU) surely produces less heat than a Core i-series version.

[Swordmaker]

Boy Genius Report - Some bugs are being reported in the new MacBook Air—PING!

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[Swordmaker]

My guess is an overheating graphics processor - they stuck too much GPU (to compensate for the underpowered C2D processor) in there for so little cooling, and it's probably running too hot, causing all kinds of little errors and glitches.

I doubt that. This is a wake from sleep issue when the components are cold not over heated. If it were a cooling issue, it would rear it's ugly head after running for awhile, not when it's starting up on a warm awakening.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

The problem supposedly occurs upon awaking from sleep. Would the processor be overheated at that point?

[Swordmaker]

Why did you not post the entire article which included a report that Apple HAS isolated the software cause of the issue and a fix will be released and ALSO. Post the easy temporary way to make the issue stop:

[Swordmaker]

Puget, why did you not post the entire article which included one more short paragraph which included the statement that Apple HAS isolated the software cause of the issue and a fix will be released and ALSO. Post the easy temporary way to make the issue stop?p>

"Apple has stated internally that the aforementioned issues have been isolated and will be addressed in an upcoming software update. When dealing with customers, Apple employees have been instructed to state that the company is aware of these issues and is working on solutions. . ."

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