I was one of the first people to buy a MBA and I love it for what I use it for. If I was doing video editing or intensive photoshop work it would definitely not be my choice, but its absolutely perfect for what I need - a truly portable machine that is powerful enough to let me do my job. Indeed, I have been pleasantly surprised with how I've not missed the multiple ports and have only needed to use the DVD drive twice (I purchased the external). After using this machine I've gone back to my MacBook Pro (15") a couple of times and I know that I made the right choice now for a PORTABLE machine.
That's why I thought this was an interesting post. If I were doing live video switching or something it would have been obvious that an Air might not get the job done.
But I would have expected the kinds of things he describes doing -- some tabs in a browser, mail, Parallels -- to be fine.
