I know I'm in the minority but I really wish they had kept the 11' Macbook Air, it had a wonderful compact form factor, super light but could still pack a mean punch as you put an i7 in it. I know the Macbook is meant to fit that slot, but it's just way too underpowered/expensive. My 2014 MBA 11 with an i7 and 8GB is neck to neck performance-wise with the current Macbook, so what's the point of upgrading.

I would even consider the 13 MBA if they offered an i7 configuration. It feels like that was purposefully omitted in order to push buyers towards the Pro.

I hope that both the macbook and new Airs take a similar trajectory to the original Airs. The first iterations (2008-10) were quite weak performance-wise, it was more about Apple planting a flag and saying "this is what the future laptop will look at" and iterating under the hood till they reached it.

After buying a pro and returning it, then seriously eye'ing the new airs, I've fallen back to...buying a new battery for my old 11 Air.