Interesting competitive profile. I'd guess the most direct comparison for people who want a really small machine running a non-windows OS would be the i5/8/256

Interesting competitive profile. I'd guess the most direct comparison for people who want a really small machine running a non-windows OS would be the i5/8/256/non-touch/$1175 xps13 vs the m3/8/256/$1300 macbook. That's not bad at all---I'd consider trading a half pound or so in weight and some display resolution for a faster processor, bigger screen, and a hundred bucks, so long as battery life and reliability hold.