Should I buy a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro?

Hello,
I will buy a MacBook, but I do not know which one I should buy. I think the MacBook Air with 13'' and 128GB is good, but also the MacBook Pro with 13'' and 128GB with Retina. I do not need 256GB because I have a HDD with 1TB.
Thanks for your help.
(I am 17 years old.)

I have an external hdd also DONT DO IT buy the 256gb i thought I didn't need it either till it was to late my mb pro retina was still under warranty and I switched it for the 256gb. personally If you have money to throw into it and you would like to do some decent gaming get the macbook pro but if you can only afford the 128 gb SSD macbook pro get the 256gb air and if you want to throw some more punch into it get the I7 and this will all be around the price of a macbook pro retina. If you can afford it get the macbook pro the screen is amazing once you see it theres no going back. But the macbook air is also very nice and a better priced alternative. Hope you enjoy you're new laptop, whichever one you get there both great!

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Until a month ago my main computer was a 13" 2011 MBA (4GB w/ 256GB SSD) when I replaced it with a 13" 2015 MBP retina (8GB w/ 512GB SSD). The MBA is now my backup computer (and will remain my travel computer). I bought the MBPr when it became time to replace the Air due to the display pure and simple. My older eyes appreciate the incredibly clear display and the fact that changing between its default resolutions all result in crystal clear text. Using the Air for hours at a time, with some apps, my eyes became fatigued and while I could change the resolution for larger text, the text was fuzzy. The MBPr is a dream. However the Air is significantly lighter and thinner and much nicer to travel with. Were my eyes better I'd have chosen the 2015 Air.
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