Electronics

[Jordan2]

I know this must have been discussed before, I would like some new insight to which one is better. I’m thinking about getting one of these around the holiday season ( maybe some sales). I would imagine the Pro is probably better (I could be wrong), but for what I would use it for surfing the web, social media, email, shopping, the Air may  be enough. The Pro is probably more than I need, I don’t do any editing and such. I also never know how much storage do I need, you can’t add storage to the MacBook, sometimes I think I overpay, I don’t come close to using up my storage. If the Pro isn’t much more expensive than the Air, is it worth it to purchase the Pro? When I read articles comparing the two I find it confusing. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

[NickNack]

@Jordan2   I have a MacBook Air and love it!  I use it for the same things that you do.  It's very lightweight, which I like.

My niece is getting her PhD and looked into which one she needed.  The MacBook Air wouldn't do certain things that she needed for her classes, so she got the MacBook Pro.  It is a lot heavier.

My suggestion would be to go to the Apple Store and discuss your needs with them.  I'm sure you would probably do that anyway though.

[jackthebear]

if you can get to the Apple store before the holidays do that they will walk you thru

I got a Mac Book almost 2 years ago and one of the differences at that time was screen resolution, so the sales person showed me the differences side by side.

Mr jtb got one around Dec last year and a newer model for about what I paid 

good luck 

[momoftwo2007]

@Jordan2   I have a MacBook Air, and just like @NickNack said, I like it because it is lightweight.  I carry it all around the house and use it on the couch, in the dining room, for e-mail, browsing, and social media.  I think if you don't need to for more than daily tasks, you don't need a MacBook Pro.

[Bhvbum]

I have a Mac Air and an Ipad Pro 12.9".  I love both but they are different too.  You cannot get the apps for the Mac like you can for the Ipad, they use two totally different OS.  That was my biggest surprise when I got the Air.  For example I cannot load the QVC app on my Mac.

[Jordan2]

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@Bhvbum wrote:

I have a Mac Air and an Ipad Pro 12.9".  I love both but they are different too.  You cannot get the apps for the Mac like you can for the Ipad, they use two totally different OS.  That was my biggest surprise when I got the Air.  For example I cannot load the QVC app on my Mac.

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@Bhvbum I have an iPad Air, the one that came out like last November. I have a Samsung Chromebook Pro that I spent a lot of money on ($500 I could have bought a Chromebook for much less), I hate it. I have had it for three years, I have had a lot of problems with it, I'm ready for something else.

[Dinaki]

@Jordan2 do get the Macbook Air. Thew model has:

Fascinated and brilliant retina display

Security with touch ID

Better sound

New keypoard

Excellent battery life ...and it is sexy after all! (please get the gold, I like it so much)!

[gardenman]

Unless you're married to the Apple ecosystem there are lots of other options out there also. The Louis Rossman videos (from Rossman Repair Group on Youtube) would make me leery of buying anything in the Apple ecosystem these days. His business is built on repairing Apple products and he encourages people not to buy Apple. 

Apple does some strange stuff in their hardware design these days. Linus, of Linus Tech Tips on YouTube, was playing with one the other day and removed the back cover to show how the exhaust fan wasn't even connected to the CPU cooler. In fact, the CPU cooler was barely there. They made several adjustments to the device and got significantly better performance from it. The Apple design was severely thermal throttling the CPU and keeping it from performing at its optimal level. Even with the temperature issues fixed, Apple's hardware design choked the CPU for the power it needed also limiting performance.

Apple makes pretty stuff, but the old quality of Apple isn't always there these days. And when something from Apple breaks, the cost to repair can be quite high. 

For your needs, you have nearly unlimited options ranging from tablets to laptops of every type. Unless you absolutely have to have an Apple product, looking around may find you a better option at a lower cost. People used to buy Apple because they were a higher quality product. That's not what most experts say these days.

[Sooner]

After vast experience with other platforms, you cannot beat Apple.  I have had a couple of Air's since 2011 and I wouldn't consider buying anything else for me.  It is great.

If you use one alot for business, school, editing, high end graphics etc. get the pro.  Otherwise, I have zero complaints about the Airs!  

[alicedee]

I have had my Air for over three years, and love it.  I use Garage Band and iMovie (both came loaded on it) and have a ball with both...as well as the usual email, YouTube, Facebook, etc.

I have no need of the more expensive Pro....the Air does everything I want.