throw_1245··on Intel says get ready for $99 tablets, $299 Haswell notebooks, $349 hybridsWell, I have observed that boosting your RAM to 16G gives you much better performance because you almost never swap to disk. To get 16GB on a MacBook, you are looking north of $2000.
throw_1245··on Intel says get ready for $99 tablets, $299 Haswell notebooks, $349 hybridsHow about a Lenovo x230? Adding core i7 and 16GB RAM takes the price to USD 1300. Still weights around 3 lbs. http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/x-series/x230/