Is it worth trading My 13' 2.3 MBP for New Air (13' 1.7)?

I was wondering whether I should trade in or sell my 13 inch MBP 2.3 for the New MPA.  I was in the store yesterday and the new air seemed to be very quick in response time.  I generally dont perform too many high end task.  I will do recording on garage band and editing in imovie but otherwise normal routine task.  I take my MBP to work on a daily basis and use it for presentations for my sunday sermons.  Any thoughts?  I dont want to lose anything but i like the look and jazzy air.  Weight is a plus too.
If yes, second question would be whether to get 128 or 256?  and can I upgrade the ssd later?

I hve been in your situation. I originally started with a MBP 13" and decided that i needed bigger, better, badder! So i went and got the 2010 17" MBP. Loved it, for about a month.  It was such a pain to lug around because of its weight. Don't get me wrong it was fast, just too big for portability.
After selling it, i decided to try ultra small to see what i though about the Air. The 2010 11" Air was my first portable computer.  I thought it was great, but... a little too small of a drive at 64GB, and i needed a touch more screen size.
So this week, I bought the 13" Air with the 128GB SSD, and i think i found my sweet spot.  The size and weight is perfect, and the drive it just enough for what i need.
To overcome the "Hard Drive Space" dilemma, I did the following.  I purchased an Airport Extreme, and plugged in a 1.5TB Iomega External drive. I configured the AEBS so that i could see the drive wherever i had wi-fi.  So when i'm at school, and I need a document, I can just access my home drive, right from the Air. Works Great!
Oh, by the way... the Air has a great "ohh, ahh" effect on people when they see how thin.  So worth it.
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