I've been checking the laptop I bought in October 2012 for under a 1000 euro, an Asus N56VZ-S4044V. Let me compare it with the Mid 2012 MacBook Air, say the 140

I've been checking the laptop I bought in October 2012 for under a 1000 euro, an Asus N56VZ-S4044V. Let me compare it with the Mid 2012 MacBook Air, say the 1400 USD model (although they are usually 1400 euros). Help me if this is the wrong comparison! http://support.apple.com/kb/SP670 http://support.apple.com/kb/SP670 http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-N56VZ-S4044V-Notebook.78305.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-N56VZ-S4044V-Notebo... First MBA, then Asus: * Screen estate: 13" vs 15" * Resolution: 1440 x 900 vs 1920 x 1080 * Processor: Dual Core i7 on 2.0GHz vs Quad Core i7-3610QM on 2.3 GHz * Memory: 4GB DDR3 vs 8GB DDR3 * Storage: 256 GB vs 1 TB * Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 (no other?) vs Nvidia GeForce GT650M plus the HD4000 GPU All the other things might cancel out a bit. Bang & Olufsen speakers I don't care for so much. Or Bluetooth 4.0 on the MBA. Ah, the battery life. That one might be a pro for the MBA. But perhaps things did change in the last two years! If I buy a new one, I probably will go again for a laptop that ends up high at http://www.notebookcheck.net/ http://www.notebookcheck.net/ though. I always go for good hardware.