pro vs air for high school student use?

hi, I'm considering buying a MacBook hopefully this year, it"ll mainly be used at home for assignments and facebook/tumblr hahah, I am within a budget (around 1000-1300 $) just hoping for some advice on wether I should go for a pro or air? Much appreciated!

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    A MacBook Pro will give you more hard drive space for music, videos, and occasional school work. A MacBook Air will give you a solid state hard drive with not as much space. The advantage to a Solid State Drive (SSD) is that it is super fast, provides very fast start up time and is not susceptible to bumps and normal wear and tear that a normal hard drive would have. If it were me, I'd go with a MacBook Pro 13". Its a bit smaller screen, but its lighter and a little cheaper than a 15" MacBook Pro.

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  • I have had my MBP 15" since they first appeared on the market. I love it, but it is so darn heavy AND slippery that I have dropped it a couple of times, even sending it bouncing one corner after the other across the living room. It still works! It is a work horse. I take it everywhere, but I hate the weight. Now I'm looking for something new and am thinking how much I would love a lighter machine. I am seriously considering an all-out bells and whistles MBP 15" without the Retina display but the more I read about the Air, the more it appeals to me. I do everything except photos on my MBP. For fancy work on photos, I send those that need work to my husband whose Mac desktop can do anything. Maybe some of the answers you get will help me. Good luck!

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