I'm in the market for a nice lightweight laptop for development. I was amazed to see that the best one I can get is a Macbook Air. Other brands don't even come

I'm in the market for a nice lightweight laptop for development. I was amazed to see that the best one I can get is a Macbook Air. Other brands don't even come close to it, with regards to price:quality ratio. Heck, even ignoring quality the Air still beats other ultrabooks. My friends have a hard time admitting that an Apple product is actually the saner choice.