Well, I have been using the souped up 2012 Mac Mini for about a week now. I added a Crucial M4 256gb SSD into it and 16gb RAM. It really is nice and fast. However, with those additions, it's now within $150 of my 11" MBA. I do use the iPad Mini a bit more in the house since I have the MBA in the box prepped to sell. There have been a few occasions where I wish I had the MBA to use on the couch even though the iPad does 90% of what I need.