I think there were two thoughts there, one that it beats the Air on battery and performance, and two that it's a fanless ultraportable that has more than one USB port (with an implied "unlike the new Macbook").
No I realized that, but I am just trying to position this as a great compromise of portability (same size as the new MacBook), versatility (USB ports, HD screen, good battery life, processing power of an Air) and price. This is something that doesn't quite exist in the Mac world right now (maybe when the next gen MacBook replaces the Air?).
I haven't tried this laptop's track-pad but I suspect this is one feature where Macs still have an edge especially with force-touch. And of course OSX is an irreplaceable feature in and of itself if you're developing for the Apple ecosystem.
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The 2014 MacBook Air does not have a single USB port, you're confusing it with the new MacBook.
I think there were two thoughts there, one that it beats the Air on battery and performance, and two that it's a fanless ultraportable that has more than one USB port (with an implied "unlike the new Macbook").
No I realized that, but I am just trying to position this as a great compromise of portability (same size as the new MacBook), versatility (USB ports, HD screen, good battery life, processing power of an Air) and price. This is something that doesn't quite exist in the Mac world right now (maybe when the next gen MacBook replaces the Air?).
I haven't tried this laptop's track-pad but I suspect this is one feature where Macs still have an edge especially with force-touch. And of course OSX is an irreplaceable feature in and of itself if you're developing for the Apple ecosystem.
This Asus is the same size as the 13" MacBook Air (324x226mm vs 325x227mm), not the new MacBook (280x196mm).