Apple's 13-inch MacBook Pro vs. the MacBook Air: Which one should you buy?

Apple quietly launched a new version of its 13-inch MacBook Pro on Monday, quashing rumors (for now) that it's working on a 14-inch Pro. 

The new MacBook Pro starts at $1,299 and has an upgraded keyboard and more storage. For big processor and memory upgrades, however, you'll have spend $1,799.

This makes it an interesting alternative to Apple's MacBook Air, which was launched earlier this year, with the same, improved Magic Keyboard, the same starting storage and RAM, a new (albeit slower) processor, and a lower price tag of $999. 

So how do these two machines compare? We can't be sure until we test the new Pro, but what we can compare specs.  Read more...