But I can't decide whether or not it would be the right choice for me, or which one I should go for if I decide to. The two I'm looking at are the Macbook Pro and Macbook Air, both the 13" models. I've been aiming to get something that is small, fairly thin and lightweight. The Air is obviously perfect for those criteria, but I wonder if the lower CPU power and maximum of 4GB RAM might be limiting and prompt an upgrade sooner than the Pro. On the other hand, the higher resolution on the Air and the fact that it's so tiny are highly tempting qualities.
I plan on using whatever I get, Mac or otherwise, for a range of things from the basic browsing and office work, through light image editing, lots of programming (another appeal of OSX here is that I could test cross-platform applications easily) and of course, the odd bit of Minecraft. Ideally it's something that's going to last a minimum of three years, but I'd be looking to push that to five. Inevitably I'd probably end up dual-booting Linux (maybe even triple-booting Windows 7) alongside OSX, so storage space might be an issue with the 128GB Air.
So assuming I did go down the Mac route, would I be better off getting the MBP and a decent-sized SSD, or spending that extra cash on getting the Air? How much of a difference does the extra resolution of the Air's screen make overall? Does the extra CPU speed on the MBP give a significant advantage over the slower one in the MBA or does OSX tend to be fine regardless? I know it won't be a big issue for me in Linux, though.
/Mac noob
I plan on using whatever I get, Mac or otherwise, for a range of things from the basic browsing and office work, through light image editing, lots of programming (another appeal of OSX here is that I could test cross-platform applications easily) and of course, the odd bit of Minecraft. Ideally it's something that's going to last a minimum of three years, but I'd be looking to push that to five. Inevitably I'd probably end up dual-booting Linux (maybe even triple-booting Windows 7) alongside OSX, so storage space might be an issue with the 128GB Air.
So assuming I did go down the Mac route, would I be better off getting the MBP and a decent-sized SSD, or spending that extra cash on getting the Air? How much of a difference does the extra resolution of the Air's screen make overall? Does the extra CPU speed on the MBP give a significant advantage over the slower one in the MBA or does OSX tend to be fine regardless? I know it won't be a big issue for me in Linux, though.

/Mac noob