The base MacBook has 256GB Storage. I still don't think that merits it being $100 more expensive than the base Air, but sigh. I guess the MacBook Air brand is

The base MacBook has 256GB Storage. I still don't think that merits it being $100 more expensive than the base Air, but sigh. I guess the MacBook Air brand is just much more popular at this point. Being the "first utrabook" and considering you see many more Airs in the wild than New MacBooks, they probably just decided it'd be better for marketing.