I think the MacBook Air line will drop the "Air" name in the near future (maybe in a year or so) and become just the regular MacBook line. It seems more like it was meant to be a test/bridge machine in Apple's quest to eliminate legacy ports, optical storage, and magnetic media. I'd bet that the market will make this choice easy for them as Airs begin to outsell standard MacBooks in the coming year. (Pure speculation, but from what I've seen of the reviews and general attitude toward the air from people I've talked to, it's now a serious machine that many are considering - some even considering switching to it from a MacBook Pro as the Air can do everything they need on a day-to-day basis. Time will tell...)