Yes I owned a 2013 MBA 6-7 months ago, the UI experience was much better, but the screen quality turned me down. I still cant understand, why Apple is incapable of dealing with such obvious problem? The only answer is that the technology to drive retina displays is not there yet. I am also hearing lag complains from 5k iMacs....For minimum UI lag the macbook air is the way to go.
And even more surprising is that 90% of the rMBPs reviews don't mention these UI issues.