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Air tools all benefit from lighter weight
Not to mention the maintenance benefits. Couple of drops of oil every time you use it Vs stripping down and cleaning every 10,000 (very optimistic that number) nails (Paslode etc) or flogging it to an unsuspecting person on eBay when the warranty is about to run out because they are so complicated that out of warranty repairs are either impossible or will cost more than the price of a new unit.
Bobbo
The only one I've ever needed is an air powered Makita trim nailer for tiny pins. Works very well tacking mdf to pine or edge banding on shelf edges. Air tools all benefit from lighter weight and a compressor is a useful addition to the tool bank.
I suppose a lot depends on how big the nails are that you want to drive. I found it's easy to hit a larger nail with a hammer, it's only the tiny trim pins you need to have disappear into the finish and they are near impossible to hammer in without damaging the surface.