[citation][nom]legacy7955[/nom]The thing is that the Mac Air is a poor value, you can buy a competing HP laptop that does everything and more that the Apple for a LOT less, and contrary to the myth the quality of the hardware is not any better.[/citation]
My HP laptop is a perfect case scenario for that: It has very similar specs to a mid-range 17" Macbook Pro: It's a dv7 (17"), has an Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.0 GHz quad, 8 GB DDR3-1333, 2 x 500 GB hard drives, and an AMD Radeon HD 6770M 1 GB GDDR5. Where it gets better is that it has 6 things that Macbook Pro's don't: Blu-Ray, USB 3.0, a fingerprint reader, Beats audio, a numberpad on the keyboard, and Windows 7! Not to mention great battery life too (5+ hours on the Internet). All the specs of a $2,200+ MBP in an equivalent HP laptop for $1,100 total!