Yup, that was my main issue. I always wanted a higher res screen than my 2011 but the 4gb was really the killer. That and, you can't even install MacOS Updates

Yup, that was my main issue. I always wanted a higher res screen than my 2011 but the 4gb was really the killer. That and, you can't even install MacOS Updates on 128gb if you have any photos :) I think 8Gb is plenty for "normal" air usage, but why not max it out to future-proof it.