mpw said:
Well, it looks like it weighs 9 pounds, has a 15" screen and is unusually thick and long. Because if it was only a few inches, it would not have enough room to run OS X, considering the RAM and battery requirement at the very least.
On the other hand a 9 pounder like the one in the picture could be used as a defensive weapon in case you were attacked by an outlaw gang of arthritic penguins.
Oh wait! I get it. Steve spoke about it at the MWSF. It takes my idea of some PDA functionality in an iPod and combined it with the NEW iPod "it's a 10 pounder with an 8" screen!". Gotcha