Do I need retina display on my macbook

Im thinking about buying a new macbook. I would either get the 13 inch Macbook Air, with an Intel core i7 and 8gb of RAM and also 128gb of flash storage. Or I would get the 13 inch MacBook Pro with retina display with an 2.4ghz intel core i5, 8gb of RAM, and 128gb of flash storage. I would be using the Macbook for light video editing, recording for YouTube, so school work, and gaming. My biggest question: is retina display worth the additonal cost. Thanks!

The favored model would be the MacBook/Pro since it has better graphics and main processor
capabilities; given the options and build model versions in the /Pro, it is superior to the /Air.
Even the non-Retina /Pro offers RAM upgrade capabilities, hard drive or SSD specs high enough
for work with applications, and processor intense workflows, the /Air would be pressed to perform.
Either the Retina model /Pro or the /Air MacBook series could use more storage especially if
video, music, images, and other files end up stored in the same on-board drive as the OS X
and the applications. While quick, the system would slow down and there is little upgrade to
either once you buy into their configuration. Like the new iMac series, you get what you may
need based on the future use of it, not the minimal specs you may get by with for awhile.
A quick external storage via Thunderbolt, could also supplement the built-in 128GB SSD,
but would not be as quick as one in the main hard drive bus, that has a faster data path.
The 256GB SSD internal option is far better; & an external or two of 2TB, fast RPM HDD.
But that's my opinion after reading through these and see how the initial expectation is met
out of the box, but later workflow and load, stored files and the like, cripple the light-duty first
use performance; so the better higher-grade model is recommended in the beginning. Even
if the model ends up being an official Apple refurbished with the upgrade included; that being
a rare find although they do occur, in the online Apple Store special deals pages.
Good luck & happy computing!
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And when you do transport it, do not leave it on. Shut it down. Even with the sudden motion sensor, the innertia may suddenly wake it from sleep or make the hard drive deteriorate faster. If it wakes with the lid closed, that can cause it to overheat from the display on the computer's keyboard.

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Hi,
I am a researcher so I store a lot of papers, data, and use numerical software. I have had a 17inch high spec macbook pro for over a year now. I find that apart from the large screen, it was unnecessary to get the high specs. This is why. Firstly, the hard drive is easy to replace and upgrade, apple charge a lot for their own ones. Secondly, the ram in my one was upgradable (which i didnt know when i bought it) and i since upgraded to 16gigs from 8 and its amazing. Thirdly, the newer macbook pros run hotter than the previous ones.
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edit. I forgot to mention that if you buy your mac and try to open it you will void the warranty.

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i'm still in highschool, so my main purpose of using laptop is basically for writing essays, doing presentations, edit movies, take pictures on photobooth when the teacher's not looking and also publisher. but i also use it for watching loads of tv shows.
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