2 different Macbook Air specs...same price

I am thinking about getting my wife a Macbook Air and switch her over from PC.

Refurbished 13 inch Airs are available but there are two different specs with same price.

• Refurbished MacBook Air 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
  Originally released mid 2009
  13.3-inch glossy widescreen display
  2GB memory
  128GB solid-state drive
  NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics

and


Refurbished MacBook Air 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

• Originally released October 2010
  13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display

  2GB memory

  128GB solid-state drive
  
NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics

I would assume an October 2010 would be more desirable but the older model has a faster processor.

Oh yeah...they both have iSight naturally, I just omitted it from the lists.

Which one would be a better purchase? Normal computer use, Word documents, browsing, etc.

Given your computing activity, I'd go for the newer machine - the difference in processor speed is hardly likely to be noticeable with the kind of use your wife is likely to make of it.

+1 on going with the 2010 model.

That's what I would think too.

Wonder why Apple doesn't offer the older model for a greater discount.