2012 Macbook pro 13 inch or the Macbook air 13inch?

I need to pick between the 2012 macbook air 13 inch and the 2012 macbook pro 13 inch. I am a college student. Any ideas?

I too had that decision to make when I bought my MBP 13 a month ago.
I liked the MB Air because of the portablity and the fact that it had a better screen resolution.
My deciding factor however, was the fact that the MB Air is not user upgradeable and I like the idea of having an optical drive just in case i need it.
If not having an optical drive is an issue to you, then the MB Air is perfect.
Keep in mind however, that if you decide to go with the MB Air, get the maximum RAM you can since you can not upgrade it in the future. Remember, as programs get upgraded, they become more memory hogs.
Just my .02 cents.

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I currently use both a MacMini at home and a MacBook Pro while I'm on the road.
My email is sync'd via Google Mail, but I have photo's and documents (for my projects) that are not sync'd between the two computers.
I use Time Machine with difference external drives to backup each computer.
I would like to migrate to using only the MacBook but I need to make sure that both machines are sync'd and my photo's and documents are the same on both.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
The Mac Mini is running OSX 10.7.5 and the Mac Book is runing OSX 10.8.3
Thanks in advance
S4Ducati

You could try using sync/backup software that could do that automatically. You have several from which to choose that might work best:
Suggested Backup Software
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Data Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
7. Sync Folders Pro 2.9.3
8. Folder Sync v1.4.4
9. SyncTwoFolders 1.8.4
Others may be found at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.

I own a 13-inch MacBook Pro and for the past day, my wifi on my laptop says I only have two bars of connection and is running very slow,but all of my other devices such as my iPhone and iPad are connecting perfectly to the wifi. How can I fix this? Thanks

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Relaunch FCP and see if that worked.
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Because line-in has been removed.
It does allow for an Apple headset with mic., but I don't know if it would work with third-party ones.
You'll need to use a Griffin iMic or similar to use line-in via a USB port.
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No release of Pages v5 can open AppleWorks, Pages '05, Pages '06, Pages '08, or RTF documents. Sometimes, it cannot open its own documents.
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Pages v3.0.3
Numbers v1.0.3
Keynote v4.0.4
Purchase iWork '09 DVD, and then immediately update with Apple iWork 9.3 updater.
Open the document(s) that Pages v5 won't permit
Save as Pages '09 v4.3 documents, or export as MS Word
Upload to Zamzar, and convert to MS Word (free for limited volume)
No sensitive documents
Email notification within 3 - 4 minutes with MS Word document download link
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I dropped my Macbook Pro and now the battery is swollen, should I bring it to the genius bar?
Yes !
I would take it in before it gets worse and breaks something.
Genius reservation http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/
on-line https://getsupport.apple.com/GetproductgroupList.action
check warranty https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do

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thanks but exactly how do I do this. I tried setting the new macair up using migration assistant but for some reason not everything has come through. I bought a thunderbolt cable to improve the transfer rate.
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http://www.bowers-wilkins.co.uk/Support/Support/iPod_and_Computer_Speakers/Overv iew.html
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http://bowersandwilkins.custhelp.com/app/home/p/6,26
Zeppelin Mini.
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AC

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Scot

"from right to left I'm looking at usb, hdmi, and sd card reader?"
Yes.
"Looks like there's nothing in the area to heat up."
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"Apple is going to ridiculous lengths to promote thinner, lighter products over build quality."
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Verifying
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