Originally Posted by
anrkitec
Looking at some other 3 lb laptops currently out there from Sony, Toshiba, etc. it looks like Apple could have made the Air just a little bit thicker and then included some of the more important missing ports and a user replaceable battery [perhaps even a slot-loading DVD drive].
There would be too much overlap with the Macbook.
These other 3lbs computers are also at a higher price point than the MBA.