[rnb2]

DisabledTrucker - I understand your frustration, but the situations you are describing SCREAM for a real server, or at least one machine to act like one. Time Capsule is for laptop owners, plain and simple - it's not meant for sites with multiple machines with TB drives.

Your example of a site that has multiple iMacs with TB drives, with AEBS and a RAID5 enclosure, would be well-advised to attach that RAID5 enclosure to one of the iMacs with FW800, and have that machine act as the server. This would also be the answer to your media library issues - one main machine with a huge, expandable "container" attached, housing your iTunes library and sharing it. Works, as is, with AppleTV and anything else on the network.

That, or look into xserve/xserveRAID. What you are describing is so far out of the mainstream, it's just unrealistic to expect Apple to design a specific product around it. The market that would be looking for an iMac with 2-4 removable hard drives is vanishingly small, and you need to realize this before spending time on lengthy,"What am I supposed to do if Apple doesn't acknowledge my needs?" posts.

Rick

[DisabledTrucker]

I was going to explain reasons for this but, with time so short it's not worth my breath to get into it with you. We only have ~4 more years here anyways so it really doesn't matter at this point...

[RichardBronosky]

RE: "Not In the Air: 160GB MacBook Air"
Apple doesn't have an iPod with a 160GB 1.8 inch hard drive. They have an iPod with 2 80GB 1.8 inch hard drives maped as a single logical volume. That's why the largest capacity iPod has always been thicker. See: http://www.apple.com...ssic/specs.html I think it started with the 40GB iPod.
To my knowledge no 1.8 inch drive on the market holds 160GB, which would explain Apple's inability to put it in the MacBook Air. But, damn them anyway! Right? ;-)

[Peter Cohen]

Toshiba unveils new 80GB, 160GB 1.8-inch hard disks

[RichardBronosky]

Cool, thanks Peter. I did a lot of searching before I posted. I guess I didn't search the obvious place! ;-)

Increasing depth to 8mm definitely makes more sense.

[timtimes]

Biggest disappointment: No touch Mac. Hard to fathom.
No ultraportable (airbook isn't). I thought Apple might take a clue from Asus (eeePC).
Like the retooled Apple TV, but not sure it's what I need at this point. Lots of content providers. Only so many extra inputs on my A/V receiver.
Enjoy.

[RichardBronosky]

I'd be willing to bet that if they had the 3mm to spare, the 160GB would be offered.