This is very true - I just returned a new macbook air because its overall speed and display quality paled to my x31 running Arch. Not to say the same is true fo

This is very true - I just returned a new macbook air because its overall speed and display quality paled to my x31 running Arch. Not to say the same is true for the Macbook Pros, although again, you're looking at a pretty major price difference. Battery life is where the real improvement has been over the past few years.