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Hi Sid70,

What you should do is go to an Apple store and check out the new Macbook 15" with Retina display. This machine is incredible and much better than the previous version. DamianJ is exactly right. It's much lighter, much faster, and the screen, though 2 diagonal inches smaller, is easier to read and is higher resolution. And I don't know where you go this idea from, but you don't have to zoom-in to see detail (but you can if your eyes aren't what they once were..!)

I myself have the Macbook Air 13" because I wanted something small and light and with the longest possible battery life (I get about 10 hours actual time with actual normal use). The Macbook and Macbook pro both come with SSD drives which of course make them super light and super super fast.

Really... go check them out.

Cheers!