[RockdaMan]

Originally Posted by jocampo

Do you really think that 1k is a fair price for that netbook?

I'd say yes.

Non-Apple fan site:

all those worries I once internalized about using an Air as my primary system have gone away in the past two days of heavy use. While concurrently running my everyday set up — Chrome with at least 20 tabs, Reeder, Growl, Mail, Twitter’s desktop app, Spotify, TextEdit, iTunes, Skype, Preview, and Pixelmator — the system never started gasping for air. At one point, I had about 35 windows open in Mission Control and I was still able to go about my business. There’s no doubt this Air could easily replace my current Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro.

The new processors are fast enough for almost any day-to-day task, and the Thunderbolt port allows the system to expand to almost full desktop strength using just a single cable. Oh, and Apple added the backlit keyboard back in.

Of course, those looking for all those things in a powerful ultraportable with an on-board Ethernet port, an extended battery, and a high resolution display have the VAIO Z to choose from, but at $2,000 it will set you back even more than the entry-level $1,299 13-inch Air (the unit reviewed above rings up at $1,599). And that’s where the Air finally breaks through — for under $1,300 it’s cheaper than most high-end Windows 7 ultraportables while beating them on the two things that matter the most: battery life and ergonomics.

https://thisismynext.com/2011/07/22/...inch-mid-2011/