I know this Is popular, but PLEASE HELP!

I'm just getting ready to start my very first semester in college, and its time for me to buy a laptop. Here are some of my concerns, hopefully somebody on here can help me decide on which one to get, i'm looking to go buy one tomorrow!
Pros and Cons about getting a MBP vs. MBA?
If i don't use the cd drive, and end up getting a MBA, can it handle just as much memory as the MBP?
What else can somebody tell me? Best battery life, best screen resolution, my spending limit is right about 1600...
Thanks!!

Jacobcurtis25 wrote:
Heres another thing, with spending the same amount of money, i can double my harddrive and memory...
True. But do you need that much? Find out. Because given clouds, given what people keep on phones, on-line, on external drives, you may not need as much as you think. My point being, don't panic about space unless you know you really need plenty of it--and need everything on tha laptop at all times. And keep in mind that 8gb RAM (for MBA--definately go for that) with SSD is going to be very fast indeed compared to a regular HD. Also, you can put more on SSD than on an HD.
In the end, both MBA and MBP can give you enough power, memory, etc. to do the job. Obviously, if you have limited funds, that will inform. And if you have requirements from the school, that also will inform. But you haven't given us either price requirement nor memory (HD) requirement. So we can't knock one off because it costs too much or won't give you that much HD (remember, you can get up to 512gb HD on the MBA--if you can afford it).
Two things I recommend:
(1) Find out how much HD you need. Really need minimum for what you're studying and going to be doing. If you really need lots of HD, then it's decided. Go Pro. If you don't need as much as you thought, then MBA is still in the running.
(2) Play on both. What's most important is that you love your computer. If you love your computer, you'll enjoy working on it. If you don't like your computer, you won't enjoy working on it. The two have different feels--pick the up, weigh them, type on them. The computers may make the decision for you.

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