I’ve always liked the idea of the MacBook Air.

They’re light as paper, look sexy, and I know I’d take it everywhere.

However, a few things have always kept me from buying it:

• Speed: my MacBook Pro can simply handle and do more than the Air ever could
• Battery Life: what’s the point of being super-portable if the battery life is worse than the MacBook Pro?
• Price: cost was always a little rich for my blood, especially for just a lighter MacBook Pro

But the new MacBook Air just debuted, and it seems like Apple’s addressed all of the above:

• Speed: “Apple also claims a modest performance boost to overall CPU speed, as well as a 40 percent speed boost to graphics processing.”
• Battery Life: “The company claims the new Haswell-powered Airs can achieve up to 12 hours of battery life on the 13-inch model, and up to nine hours on the 11-inch model.”
• Price: “The new MacBook Air models are available Monday and start at $999.”

Really, I can’t think of a reason to not get one now. And with the battery essentially shot on my current MacBook in its fourth year—it’s looking pretty tempting.

Would you buy the new MacBook Air? What have been your concerns with it in the past?