THIS IS THE BEST VALUE OFFER if you are looking for an ultra portable laptop, which can still let you do some work! Trust me, nothing else exists that does what it does currently - allow me to elaborate:
So I wanted a machine with 8GB of RAM ( because Chrome eats RAM) , smooth performance ( let me do my productivity work, surf with multiple tabs and YouTube videos open, make minor corrections to my photos etc.) that was thin and light!
I did not find a single windows machine that offered these specs ( i5, 8GB, 13.3 inch, ultra thin and light and long battery life) in this price range. The closest was the HP envy 13, but they are selling the 4GB model for 65K + . Which was outrageous!
Could not find the 8GB version for the above ( and similar offerings from Dell etc.) easily online - nor in stores. Basically nothing was available that could offer me these specs and portability at this price point!
Even if I buy a license of Windows 10 and install it via boot-camp ( I wont - cause I am not wedded to Windows for my apps) , it will still cost me less than the 8GB version of windows based laptops from the likes of HP!
So it made absolute sense to buy the Macbook Air over the competition.at 61K that I paid for it, it has the specs that I wanted ( some might find the 128 GB SSD a little low, but I don’t, as external HDD’s are cheaper than ever and I use streaming music and movie services, so I am only saving my documents, apps and photos; which are also backed up on Ext HDD’s and cloud services) .
Consider this - this is better built, looks stunning ( turns more heads in a cafe, than the HP or Dell XPS will ever do) and costs less. And trust me, Mac OS X works like a charm - I have tried it for the first time, and I am at right at home. Comes with some very decent apps and the rest are easy to get online ( including office, if you really need it - I am all for google docs) .
And my absolute favorite thing - I have only put this machine to sleep ( just close the Lid) and never shut it down so far! Never needed to. It sleeps the instant you put down the lid and wakes the instant you open the lid - zero lag so far!
Finally - it sips battery, it has more endurance than a camel! Nothing comes close in battery life.
To sum it up, you still can’t buy any other notebook, that has decent spec, built and can out last the Air! And this from someone who would never buy an iPhone and is not an apple fanboy. The Macbook Air is a seriously good machine on all practical fronts.