Compared to the air it doesn't get better performance or battery life. On performance the Air performs a bit better in most charts, and on battery the air is be

Compared to the air it doesn't get better performance or battery life. On performance the Air performs a bit better in most charts, and on battery the air is better for light stuff and the dell better for heavier stuff (which might be because the Air has a 1.4 ghz processor, versus the 0.8 ghz on the Asus leading to more work being done). As for the port, Air ports are great. Beyond that though the Asus is a great device and for anyone who is OS-agnostic, I'd definitely recommend the Asus over both the Air or without hesitation. It's indeed a real winner. A decade or so of superior Macbooks seems to have ended with this ASUS and the Dell XPS 2015, they're really great. I don't see the new Macbook or the Air competing either on specs, price, build quality. The Macs still ahve great touchpads and the OS is preferred by some, but it's hard for that to be the only thing going for you.