I have never heard anyone say they like the Air. I don't get why they even made it. Just to say they have the thinnest and lightest, but other than that.... Just use an ipad!
I am currently on an older Macbook, and it's almost time for an upgrade. We bought this one used, and honestly I didn't even know the dvd drive didn't work until like months later! It's not something that we would use, so for our new one, I guess I wouldn't worry about getting it. This is my 2nd Apple laptop we bought used. I actually prefer it. I get the one that's the last model, and they come with programs already installed on it! I still use my even older laptop bc it has Illustrator and Photoshop on it. It's super old CS2 but it still works!