Newly Announced Macbook Air vs. Macbook Pro 13"

What are the differences in Performance? It appears to have an i5 vs. i7 but same graphics card.

Thats exactly what I was wondering too! Keep in mind that the pro has anywhere from 2.3-2.7 GHz of processing power (13 inch) compared to the 1.7-1.8GHz on the Air. The graphics are the same (you don't actually get a devoted graphics card until the 15 inch) so you will get the same quality of video but at a faster rate, also on the air you get a max of 4gb of RAM compared to the 8gb (if selected) of RAM on the pro, so I'm stuck as well in between the Air and the Pro, although the pro you will get guaranteed performance they are both great computers.

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