Would You Sell A MacBook For A MacBook Air?

I am thinking about selling my Macbook for the new MacBook Air.
Do you think that is a dumb idea?
Is there anything that the MacBook Air offers that the MacBook doesn't? I use my MacBook mainly for internet surfing, mail, typing papers and a little Photoshop editing if I am on the go. I use my iMac for heavy duty things.
For the people that have an Air and that had a (or have) MacBook, can you tell a difference in the weight when you are traveling with it?

We (our 2-person business) have owned an AirBook since Wednesday (13FEB2008) evening.
I think Apple created a great product.
1. It is very sexy. When you visit the Apple Store, the appropriate verb is: fondle.
2. It is light and yet feels rigid.
3. The Remote Disc feature works very well. I bought the USB-Ethernet adapter and connected to our LAN. I then installed: MS Office 2008 (only took 20% longer than on my iMac), iWork and Adobe Creative Suite (which took forever; as it did on my iMac). I did not try using Remote Disc in a wireless mode because that just seems silly.
4. Only one USB port. So what. This is our travel computer. On the road we will use the USB port to connect to the wired hotel LAN or our camera. Don’t need both at the same time. We use a Kensington Bluetooth mouse so we don’t need USB for that. From our perspective, a single USB port is enough.
5. We don’t take DVDs on the road so we don’t need a built-in DVD device.
6. The screen is bright and has a wide viewing angle. This was THE deciding factor for us to sell our MacBook get the AirBook.
7. The backlit keyboard is a very “nice to have” feature.
8. It seems very responsive. I have not run a lot of tests, but it did not seem sluggish (except when launching Word 2008 — what is with those MS people?). i was very surprised by how quickly Safari launched. Photoshop and Illustrator appear to launch at “normal” speed.
9. Could I wish for improvements? Of course. 4 GB of memory. More is always better. A 160 GB hard drive. More is… But, overall, I think the AirBook is well designed and well suited to its niche as a secondary computer.

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