> I have modern android, wp8, win8, os x and ios machines here; Me too, which ones do you have? Without the identifying the models, this discussion has no bas

> I have modern android, wp8, win8, os x and ios machines here; Me too, which ones do you have? Without the identifying the models, this discussion has no basis really. There are way too many android and win manufacturers there to decide which manufacturer, store or bad decision making ripped you off. An Haswell(i7) Air, costs about $1550, the only notebooks that compare are the ultrabooks, the exact spec at acer (s7 series) costs about $1500-1600, the other manufacturers cost $1600-1800. Not quite "twice as expensive". They may be ripoffs of the mac air design(aesthetic), not bad ripoffs tho.