I would wait to see what the newer model brings. Most times the newer model price is the only thing that goes up with minimal new features. If you stick with this model I would try to get 16 GB ram. Certain models lack ports. The Air is a beautiful machine but lacks ports. Also I would go with a refurbished model only directly from Apple save a ton there. Stick with the 256 Gb flash hard drive and just add a Nifty Mini drive in the SD slot with a 200 GB micro sd card and you're all set. But get the most ram you can afford because you can't add ram later.