Has anyone installed 8 gigs of ram on their MacBook Air 11inch?

Hello everyone, I am in the market for a high end mobile/light laptop and I am trying to decided between a Macbook air Bootcamped with win7 64bit and an Asus ul30 with upgraded SSD and 8gigs of ram. With the upgrades the Asus is a tab bit cheaper, but the Air is definitely lighter and more mobile. I have seen a few youtube videos of the Air perfoming well with heavy tasks, but I would like my new laptop to carry 8 gigs or ram (2 sticks of 4gigs). I know the Air has an upgrade to 4gigs for $100, but has anyone tried installing 8 gigs? If so, are there any complications?
I know the ceiling on the spec sheet is 4gigs, but normally that is set b/c they are only offering up to a 4 gig upgrade. 8 gigs would be much nicer.
Thanks in advance
Chris

Here's one minor complication: the Flash chips are soldered onto the logic board itself, thus upgrading the RAM (as I'm planning to do for my aluminum MacBook) isn't something that can be done by the user. That's why people are recommending spending the extra $100 when you order.
Steven

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