“If you are in the market for a new laptop you might be wondering whether to opt for the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. Now that the entry-level MacBook Pro costs only £150 more than the MacBook Air the decision isn’t as obvious as you might think,” Karen Haslam writes for Macworld UK.
“The MacBook Air is still the lightest, but the MacBook Pro is catching up and this means you no longer need to sacrifice power for portability,” Haslam writes. “The MacBook Air might be the cheapest option, but for just £150 more you can get a lot more power and features from the MacBook Pro with Retina display.”
Haslam writes, “If it’s the maximum battery life you need then there is still a significant difference between the MacBook Air [12 hours] and MacBook Pro [9 hours], it’s how important those extra hours are to you that matters.”
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