MBP or MBA?

[msully]

I've finally decided to switch from PC to Mac but can't for the life of me decide between the MBP and MBA. I have been given strong opinions for both already. Every time I think I have decided on one, I get new conflicting advice. I'm also wondering about the necessity of getting the SSD. I had decided to go the SSD route for sure but could only afford to get the 128g at this time and was told today by an employee at Apple that that wouldn't be large enough given my amount of pictures and itunes. I do have a desktop external HD.

Also, thoughts on 4g vs 8g of RAM?

I would appreciate any and all advice that any of you could give me as I make this decision.

I'm going to post this same message on the MBP and MBA forums as well in hopes to get as much advice as possible. I'm new to this forum. (and forums, in general ) so hoping that I'm not breaking any etiquette rules by doing so.

Thanks again in advance for any advice you can give me

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[JezzerP]

I'm going to post this same message on the MBP and MBA forums as well in hopes to get as much advice as possible. I'm new to this forum. (and forums, in general ) so hoping that I'm not breaking any etiquette rules by doing so.

This post may very well get merged with the the identical one in the MacBook Pro forum if you don't get any MacBook Air specific replies

[ronin67]

It all depends what your need is. I wanted the light weight take anywhere ability of the MBA. However, I don't run graphic intensive software. The new 2012 MBA with 4GBs of RAM suited me just fine. The SSD makes this machine boot-up extremely fast. If you have the money for adding the additional 4GB of RAM (for 8GB total). I say go for it.

[_JKT_]

Well, If you not doing heavy video and photo editing, gaming and other graphic and CPU intensive tasks, the MBA is perfect. I absolutely love mine. I'm a student and a writer so it's perfect for me to travel with. It connects nicely to my 24" external display as well. My vote is, MBA.