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I have a regular MacBook and I love it. Its definitely heavier than the Air so I think you just have to look at your budget and see whats more important (speed versus size, etc).

My sister has one that I used to edit my LOs birthday photos when we were down south visiting family. The interface is the same as our Macbook pro, it obviously doesn't have a disc drive, and is much thinner and lighter.

I guess it depends on what you use it for--we also recently got a Lenovo Yoga, which is cheaper but the same class--lightweight and good for travel--plus, it's a touch screen and the screen bends totally backward, so you can make it into a tablet type thing for watching movies on airplanes or in the car. And it's cheaper than the Air.

Go for it! I don't have air, but we're mac people at home (desk top, macbook, macbook pro) and I was a PC user before!

I love my MBA. It is built really well and so light (I have the 11"). Using a small screen did take some getting used to. For a long time I got a little frustrated with how little screen real estate I had. I also run out of storage pretty quickly. I tend to use it more as a "client" and I store documents on my server unless I'm traveling. The SSD makes it super fast though which is a big plus.

If he wants a computer with lots of power, wouldn't buy an Air.

I had a macbook. I decided not to get the air because I wanted a cd drive. I love it. My mac was totally worth it. I have had it for two years thus far and still running smoothly. I'm hoping it lasts me the rest of my school years - at least another 3 years.

I was very close to getting a MBA, but ended up getting a Lenovo touch screen instead. It's the same size and I got it on sale so it was a lot cheaper. I really like the convenience of the touchscreen and I don't regret my decision at all. It has taken me some time to get use to the resolution (it's not as crisp as I like) but then again, I could have upgraded, but the price would have been more as well.

I love love love my MacBook Air. I have a Pro for work and can't stand it. We originally bought an Air for both DH and I and then we ended up loving it so much a year later we bought a second one to be mine and he kept the original. We have the smallest ones (11" I think). They have the portability of an iPad but the versatility of having a full scale capabilities and keyboard.