MBP vs. MBA ($500 price difference)

[jbiggs77]

I have a mid 2013 13" Macbook Air with 8gb RAM. It's the best computer I've ever owned but I made a mistake in buying a 128GB HD which is almost always at capacity and has caused a lot of frustration the past 6 months.

Otherwise, love the form factor, battery life and keyboard. I don't even mind the screen that much.

I was a bit disappointed by the newest Macbook lineup. I like the new Pro form factor and screen but unsure on keyboard and the price is high, especially considering I'm going to need $100 in dongles.

Here's my dilemma: Best Buy has a 13" MBA with 8GB memory and 256GB HD for $999 or I could get the new non-touch bar MBP for $1399 (at Microcenter). I'm trying to decide if i can live with only 2 Thunderbolt ports (there is a multiport adapter for $50).

Any thoughts on pros/cons? I am also trying to factor in future resale value, since I've had good luck selling all my old Apple gear on Craigslist. Thanks!

 

[Samuelsan2001]

Well the air will be about the same as what you have just with more space.

The MacBook Pro will be faster with a far better screen, only you can decide if that's worth $400 to you. It would be to me I love the screen on my 2013 rMBP, and the new ones are brighter and better.

 

[Squonk]

Another option would be to upgrade the storage in your current MBA. Other world computing sells upgrades for the MBA all the way up to 1TB.

 

[jbiggs77]

Another option would be to upgrade the storage in your current MBA. Other world computing sells upgrades for the MBA all the way up to 1TB.

I had considered this but it is $300 to upgrade to a 240GB drive. I think I would come out ahead selling my current MBA and getting a new Mac.

 

[Squonk]

At that price for an upgrade, I'd tend to agree with your plan to buy a new one. Seeing the low prices of 2.5" SSD's I thought the mba drive would be lower than it is.