Well, you can't blame people for calling MBA a cute notebook, or ultrabook. Or more importantly, a less "real" notebook. Except for ugly looks and heavyweight, a $1300 Asus laptop beats MBA on each spec. CPU, graphic, RAM, storage, screen estate.
People shouldn't get an MBA for power, it's designed for one top priority; ultra mobility.
- SATA III? Who cares, most PCs have it too and it's not like you're going to replace your SSD (officially) anyway.
- USB 3.0? Most PCs and laptops get their hands on it far before 2012.
- Intel HD4000? Well .. 60% improvement over already suck@$$ HD3000 is still sucks. Enough for daily desktop activities, video playback, and that's about it.
- TurboBoost? MBA uses ULV Intel CPUs, it compromises even more when compared to notebook CPU. It's a bit slower to save power.
MBA is enough for common people, but let's just say some of us are not easily satisfied when it comes into computer.