Which should i buy? Macbook air or pro?

Hi, I have a macbook 2009 that is crashing and need a new laptop. I love that the Air is light and I do lots of basic family pictures and videos and store on my laptop. I will miss the dvd player if I upgrade but really would like a lighter weight laptop for travel. Anyone have had both the pro and air and can advise? I am going to get a 13 inch one.
Thanks!

Yes, I have the Macbook Pro and Air,....the new Pro doesnt have a DVD player anymore either,...so..
The newest macbook Pro is essentially a larger macbook Air with Retina display and options for speed in increasing prices up to an independent graphics and quad core processor.
both Air and new Pro now have PCIe SSD and permanent RAM.
The Air is the lightweight portable form factor, fast to boot and shut down, but with longer battery life than any of the macbook pro in 13"
Now the new macbook Pro and macbook Air are extremely close in form factor and nature.
both have 802ac wifi
both have permanent RAM, no superdrive
both are slim profiles and SSD
The only real differences now are (in the most expensive Pros) faster processors and quadcore processors and top end model autonomous graphics.
....and of course the retina display
both are now "very good for travel"

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