I think it's 10mbps for usb which is fast but not asfast as a 100mbps 
connection that's wireless.

On Nov 18, 2010, at 16:39, Scott Granados <[email protected]> wrote:

> That's a shame because the Mac Air would make a good device for use in the 
> field.  The Unix underlying operating to start is fantastic, having alight 
> weight device like that to zip in and out of the colo with.. would be great.
> 
> You could use USB ethernet but that seems silly since I'm not certain you 
> could get the line rate.  I forget the throughput of usb2.0 but that could be 
> an issue.  I guess the idea is for field work it's best to stick to Intel 
> hardware with linux installed or windows if you must.  That or lug around an 
> MBP which is what I do now.
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 18, 2010, at 4:34 PM, Yuma Decaux wrote:
> 
>> I think the macbook air isn't made for special network diagnostics, rather a 
>> portable ssystem for mobile journalists, light media operators and the likes.
>> 
>> There is always the ethernet usb route, but then again i don't think there 
>> is that much going on for network sysops 
>> 
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