> It's hard to compare PC and Mac hardware because part of the Mac value proposition is Mac OS X. If you're not going to run that I would have to ask: why buy a

> It's hard to compare PC and Mac hardware because part of the Mac value proposition is Mac OS X. If you're not going to run that I would have to ask: why buy a Mac? Some people have no desire to use OS X, but the Air is an extremely nice piece of hardware at an awesome price. Except possibly for some ridiculous luxury models in a totally different price range, nothing similar is available from other manufacturers yet. And no, the X1 is not even remotely similar. I don't understand why this article seems to think they make for a good comparison.