Operating altitude for a MacBook Pro?

Posted by Jeff Meatball Yang on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Jeff Meatball Yang
Published on 2010-04-29T19:54:53Z Indexed on 2010/04/29 19:57 UTC
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I saw on the Apple website that the MacBook pro has a maximum operating altitude.

Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet

Does this mean that I should not use it on a plane? Or is this just a slick way for Apple to say, "It's not our fault if you use it on a plane and it breaks."

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