I got the 11" rather than the 13"- fits better on an airplane tray table and $100 is $100. I was paranoid Xcode wouldn't fit within its tiny screen but its non

I got the 11" rather than the 13"- fits better on an airplane tray table and $100 is $100. I was paranoid Xcode wouldn't fit within its tiny screen but its non-retina screen is still very densely packed with pixels and my eyes still work wonderfully with it. Terminal windows similarly work great. The 8GB is a no-brainer, but it also makes it a little harder to buy from just anywhere, and it's non-upgradable RAM so you have to make the commitment up front. I didn't see much point for going for a more powerful processor; if you push it, an MBA, even topped out, is never going to hold its own against bigger computers- that's not why people get MBA's. The SSD, which you can get on any size of iron these days, may be a very pleasant adjustment as well. You can also take $121 off your up-front price by buying mail-order from a company that does not charge sales tax in your state (note: Amazon is no longer in that category).