I recently went through this exercise and found this article pretty helpful: http://www.imore.com/macbook-air-vs-macbook-pro-which-macbook-model-should-you-get
If you have another monitor at home to plug the laptop into, then screen size may not be a big issue. If you intend to travel a lot with it, then light-weight may be a priority. If you do anything requiring intense processing like video editing (which...I'm not sure you do?), then the fastest CPU with a large memory bank is likely a must-have. A small hard drive (small is apparently 128 GIG these days, which is a lot unless you're a video/image creator) can be easily offset with an external hard drive.
I second what rebcake said, best see them in person if you can. I would recommend getting one with Retina display if possible...your eyes would thank you.
Anyway, the best laptop for you of course depends on what your needs are. A general computer rule of thumb is: Hardware specs (CPU, hard drive, memory size, screen size), weight, and cost--choose any two. :)
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http://www.imore.com/macbook-air-vs-macbook-pro-which-macbook-model-should-you-get
If you have another monitor at home to plug the laptop into, then screen size may not be a big issue. If you intend to travel a lot with it, then light-weight may be a priority. If you do anything requiring intense processing like video editing (which...I'm not sure you do?), then the fastest CPU with a large memory bank is likely a must-have. A small hard drive (small is apparently 128 GIG these days, which is a lot unless you're a video/image creator) can be easily offset with an external hard drive.
I second what
Anyway, the best laptop for you of course depends on what your needs are. A general computer rule of thumb is: Hardware specs (CPU, hard drive, memory size, screen size), weight, and cost--choose any two. :)