Air vs Pro

[Tumej]

i want pro 13" with SSD , but it costs 200€ to upgrade. Air 13" has it already..
if i choose Air im upgrading RAM from 4 to 8 gb with 100€, im not so sure about the SSD upgrading on Pro myself. Does it make big difference on SSD and hard drive. Is it easy to upgrade Pro to SSD myself ? Atleast it would be much cheaper than Apple doing it.
so what should i do:

1. Buy MacBook Pro 13" and upgrade it to SSD( Me doing it ) and
8 gb RAM ( Apple doing it)

2. Buy MacBook Air 13" and upgrade RAM from 4 to 8gb ( Appe doing it)
or is there something else you think i should do?

sorry for my English, but i hope you get the point

 

[PeterJP]

3. Get the MBP 13", upgrade the RAM and SSD yourself. For Apple's price of the upgrade to 8GB, you can upgrade to 16GB yourself. 8GB is half Apple's price. The SSD upgrade is, obviously, another great way to save money while getting better products.

If you are in doubt between the MBP and the MBA, think of this:
- will you carry it a lot ? if yes, does the extra weight and size bother you ? If yes, get the MBA.
- do you want to keep it for 5 years or longer ? If yes, it will be an advantage to get the MBP because you can upgrade it. You can also get the MBA and upgrade the SSD (but only the SSD) later, if that's sufficient for you, but upgrades are limited to that only. SSD upgrades are also faster than Apple's SSDs, so that could be sufficient.
- do you need a lot of performance ? Answer yes only if you regularly do photo processing or other compute intensive applications. If yes, get the MBP.


Peter.

 

[Tumej]

i might buy 27" HDMI monitor, and use my macbook with it. I think Pro would be better if i can upgrade it easily. thanks!

 

[KohPhiPhi]

The new 2012 MBP 13" is simply lame. By far, the worst machine out of the entire Apple laptop range. I cannot understand why Apple has let it fall so far behind.

In my opinion, the new 2012 MBA now that it can sport 8gb RAM is a far better laptop.

 

[KylePowers]

The new 2012 MBP 13" is simply lame. By far, the worst machine out of the entire Apple laptop range. I cannot understand why Apple has let it fall so far behind.

In my opinion, the new 2012 MBA now that it can sport 8gb RAM is a far better laptop.

Agreed! SSD standard, supports up to 8GB of RAM, has an HD FaceTime camera now, and most importantly (for me at least), a higher resolution (1440x900 vs 1280x800). And since you can get TB-to-Ethernet and TB-to-HDMI adapters (and USB 3.0 DVD drives) if need be, it's essentially limitless.

 

[OTAU]

I can't help but agree. I was really hoping for a 13" iteration of the retina MacBook. But I can't really see all that much of an advantage for the 13 MBP over the MBA at this stage. Opted for the lighter laptop as I'll be lugging it around a lot

 

[Tumej]

so it seems like the MBA is what im looking for. I heard that you cannot upgrade RAM, only Apple can do it, and when you are buying it. Do you guys think 8 gb of RAM is worth of 100€ ?

 

[Skoopman]

so it seems like the MBA is what im looking for. I heard that you cannot upgrade RAM, only Apple can do it, and when you are buying it. Do you guys think 8 gb of RAM is worth of 100€ ?

Depends on what programs you run. Right now 4 GB is enough (for me), but if you want to future proof the MBA, go for 8 GB.

 

[rygamble]

so it seems like the MBA is what im looking for. I heard that you cannot upgrade RAM, only Apple can do it, and when you are buying it. Do you guys think 8 gb of RAM is worth of 100€ ?

Future OS X's are only going to get more resource heavy. It's only $100 on top of a $1000+ machine. Just do it.