Yosemite on Macbook Air late 2013

Hi,
I have a MacBook air with 4GB of ram, 1.3ghz, and about 60-70GB of free space. I want to upgrade to Yosemite, as I like the look of the new features-however, I am quite concerned that it will really slow down my computer. Those with the same machine as myself, does Yosemite run well? I have read accounts of it being fantastic, and accounts of Mac's becoming unusable!
Any help would be appreciated!
Thank you!

1. Make a clone backup with Carbon Copy Cloner software.
Then try Yosemite.
Yosemite runs well on a Mac with 8GB RAM installed.
2. I see no problem with Yosemite here on this Mac.
Best.

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