Grettings,
I wanted to take some time and share some info about this combination. I searched this forum and found enough to get a good enough feeling to pull the trigger.
The MBA is a 2ghz Intel Core i7 with 8gb 1600 mhz ddr3. I loaded Win7 Professional on 50gb of my 128ssd.
After win7, bootcamp, drivers, SW 2012 SP4 (minus PDM / toolbox), and a 3d mouse driver. That took 33gb leaving me 17gb to work with. Thats plenty as SW will be the only thing I will use Win7 for. I'll add toolbox and PDM later.
I loaded one of my projects and its about 50-75 parts with two circuit boards holding 40+ parts each. With my 3d mouse I did get some blocking but the transition was very smooth and compairble to a desktop (speed wise). I'm going to get set up on the network tomorrow and try to load some more complex assy's and see how it goes.
If there is anything I can help asnwer feel free to ask. I would love to help anyone like others here have helped me.
Cheers,
SolidworksGeneral