Toshiba's Kirabook - A Windows Laptop With an Apple Price - Walt Mossberg - Personal Technology - AllThingsD

The Windows 8 toaster/fridge dilemma continues; also see Apple and Microsoft Desktop OSes: Two Models, One Winner (Tech.pinions)

"I’ve been testing a Kirabook for the past five days and I found it to be a good computer whose strongest feature is a brilliant, high-resolution screen. It’s a speedy and reliable machine that’s thin and light without feeling cheap.
But I consider it overpriced for what it offers. It actually costs more than a MacBook Air, but with much worse battery life, an older processor and a design that looks like a lot of other grayish, metallic laptops."

Meanwhile, the latest MacBook Air models started shipping this week

Toshiba's Kirabook - A Windows Laptop With an Apple Price - Walt Mossberg - Personal Technology - AllThingsD