[PIF]

Also the Dell Inspiron M101z uses a AMD Athlon™ II K125 (1.7GHz/1MB cache) cpu, while the Air has 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache and an optional 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache; does NOT include SSD as an option; has 2GB RAM DDR3 SoDIMM at 800MHz with no option to upgrade to the faster Air 1066MHz SDRAM and; uses the AMD RS880M chipset with SB820 south bridge as opposed to the Air's NVIDIA GeForce 320M.

The closest Dell offering is the Latitude 13 at $1009.

[dennisw]

Also the Dell Inspiron M101z uses a AMD Athlon™ II K125 (1.7GHz/1MB cache) cpu, while the Air has 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache and an optional 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache; does NOT include SSD as an option; has 2GB RAM DDR3 SoDIMM at 800MHz with no option to upgrade to the faster Air 1066MHz SDRAM and; uses the AMD RS880M chipset with SB820 south bridge as opposed to the Air's NVIDIA GeForce 320M.

The closest Dell offering is the Latitude 13 at $1009.

Incorrect reasoning. You forgot the people who are content with the specs you mention on the Dell 11.6" machine. They can buy a nicely priced Dell instead of going in for typical Apple overkill. Do you know what the word overkill means? Because no pro-Apple poster knows what it means. I mention it but never get a direct answer. Just semi-fallacaious comparisons like yours

This Dell suits average persons computing purposes
Apple Air has less weight because it's a glorified iPad that has more memory, a wall adapter and a cover to shut. Impressive specs and portability but overkill for most buyers who want an 11 incher.
You can buy the Dell 11.6" machine for $489 refurbished making it ~$60% cheaper than the Mac Air @ $1199

Translation: Apple caters to the hoity-toity elites. Dell is for the commoners like me. Same as Robin Hood. Same as Ayn Rand. Same as Thomas Jefferson.