If I were to replace my Fujitsu with a Mac, I would certainly consider a MacBook Air. Albeit not without some qualms. It does push the envelope hard and makes some design tradeoffs that not even all its target users are likely to be comfortable with.
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Ultra-mobiles aren't good enough to be a person's main/sole computer. That's particularly true of the highly compromised MacBook Air. The latter is only for people who put fashion first, and functionality last.
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