Haswell: 13 inch Retina MacBook Pro or 13 inch MacBook Air??

[tecknik1]

Yes, the screen on the Air is that bad especially compared to the RMBP.

 

[lumenz]

i have seen some reviews where they say the 13 pro gets a little hotter than the 13 inch air. Is this true?

 

[boombox15]

After playing with both of them for sometime, I am now leaning more towards the MacBook Air, because it just seems perfect for me. I can not completely rule out the MacBook Pro.

If I plan to buy the MacBook Air, with my needs in mind, what configuration should I buy? I only want to select the options that I truly need. I always upgrade to the latest and greatest, and so I would not have the computer for a really long time, maybe 10 months at most.

Should I upgrade to the i7, 8GB of RAM, or 512GB SSD??

Would 256GB be enough without storing everything on an external drive?

Thanks!

 

[Meister]

The 13 inch Retina MacBook Pro does fit in my budget, but I would have to stick with 256GB and the $1499 model.

I went to look at both of them yesterday, and while the Retina MacBook Pro 13 inch has a nice looking screen, the screen on the 13 inch MacBook Air is not that bad at all. And, it seems that the screen on the air is a little bigger


I actually think I will like the Air better to go along with my 21.5 inch iMac. If I decide on the Air, what configuration should I get?

For the Air, I could do

1.7/4/256
1.3/4/512
1.3/8/512


I will go to look at them again next weekend so I can make choice on Black Friday.

And, could I do fine with 256GB if I plan to keep it for at most 10 months? And have no need for an external hard drive? I like to store everything on the built in storage.

u can get great deals on the 1.3/4/256 config.
i would go for that one.