Hey guys sorry for beating a dead horse but I just recently lost my 09 MacBook Pro and need to replace it. My budget requires a refurbished unit direct from apple and I am bouncing between these two. The MacBook Pro (late 2013 model) with 8gb ram and 256 gb flash. The competitor is an air with 4gb ram and 256gb flash (early 2014 model). Obviously the pro has retina display and more ram but the air has 12 hours of batt life which is huge for me. My primary uses will be downloading movies TV music etc and just general internet browsing (multi tabs). My concern is the 4gb isn't enough on the air though I've read one million conflicting opinions. Here are the details and prices ( in Canadian dollars). Let me know what you'd do if in my position, thanks!!
Air $1099
Originally released April 2014
13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors
4GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
256GB PCIe-based flash storage 1
720p FaceTime HD Camera
Intel HD Graphics 5000
Pro $1299
Originally released October 2013
13.3-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2560-by-1600 resolution at 227 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage1
720p FaceTime HD camera
Intel Iris Graphics
Air $1099
Originally released April 2014
13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors
4GB of 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
256GB PCIe-based flash storage 1
720p FaceTime HD Camera
Intel HD Graphics 5000
Pro $1299
Originally released October 2013
13.3-inch (diagonal) Retina display; 2560-by-1600 resolution at 227 pixels per inch
8GB of 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage1
720p FaceTime HD camera
Intel Iris Graphics