Buying First Macbook. Need Advice

Costa1278

This is my first post on 9to5. I've been able to score a pretty good deal on a couple of MacBooks but can keep only 1. I'm hoping the 9to5mac community can help me decide. While reading the specs keep in mind that I don't travel a lot but do have an ipad. 1. MacBook Pro 13" i5 2.5 8gb ram 500gb HDD. $1,149 2. MacBook Air 11" i7 1.8 4gb ram 256gb SSD $899 I'm not too worried about ports and the cd drive on the pro but like the bigger screen and extra 2 hrs of battery I love how light the MacBook Air is. The 256GB SSD for the price is a sweat deal My iTunes library will take up about 60Gb. Otherwise just basic apps, office, browsing email Tough choice. Any advice? Many thanks

sandramadison3

After lots and lots of research I found out that :

1.The Apple MacBook Air 13.3" is best option today

2.This is the best place to buy :

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Costa1278

Thanks. I've already picked up the laptops and am fully utilizing the 14 day return period. Note that the MacBook Air has the i7 1.8 processor and the big hard drive.

happygeek

i would go for the macbook pro, it's more future proofed and the 11 inch screen is far too small...

Parker

If you not use too much like you said, Macbook Air is a good choice. Thin and lightweight

But for me i prefer Macbook Pro. :)

whosnut

Since you said that you don't travel very much and you have an iPad (that you plan to keep, right?), I'd go with the Macbook Pro.