[I-Hate-Hulse]

The interesting thing is that the old MBA 11 and 13" versions are being updated - it'll be interesting to see how price wise this all slots together given the $1299 price of the 12. I hate to say it but you're giving up ports, processor power, and a few extra bucks for the "thinness" factor.

Maybe a 2014 MBA is the best bet of all? Especially refurb?

EDIT: $1549 in CAD... yeesh. They sure aren't making this an easy decision.... for a 1.1ghz, 8MB, 256 GB machine...