I had the 13 inch macbook before they made it a pro. I had it for four years, currently in the shop being repaired. It is an extremely intuitive experience having one. My question for you is what would you be using it for mostly?

Is be using it for school and daily life stuff like email, Facebook, FA, and so furry.

One major annoyance with macs and school is that you dont naturally have .doc programs on there, aka no microsoft word. However, you can download Open Office for macs and then that would be good as well. I've been using Open Office for all of my papers since freshman year of college. See, I gotta send in my papers via a system for my school, so they only accept .doc items, not pages. If you don't game much it's pretty good for you, and especially good for people who do graphic or digital arts.

I use open office already lol.
Well the only game I play is minecraft so not much there but sadly really CPU intensive because of java

I would be SUPER careful in buying the 13" Macbook Pro. For your purposes, it may be fine. However, I personally would just hate having a massive powerhouse of a machine with only a 13-inch display. I am doing a lot of graphic design, gaming and graphics-intensive things, so the 13" would be WAY too small for me. I have the 17" MBP and I feel like I could STILL use a bigger screen! So really, it's all up to you. I would at least try and go with the 15". People I know that have one say it's the perfect size and people I know that have the 13" wish they would've gone with the 15. So just make sure you are getting what you want and not because the 13" is slightly cheaper. :P

Well cheaper is good at times XD

Thank you Kitzel, that information is really helpful. I mean I am a freshman in college and from what I have heard from friends that have a Mac say that it is really good for school with not only notes in class (since it is quiet) but also the fact that it is safer than a lot of windows OPs (mainly because the people that make viruses gear them toward what is in most houses which just so happens to be Windows OP)

We havent talked in a LONG time, we should talk more ahaha

Cheaper is good, but remember, it's all an investment. Don't invest money into something that you might regret down the line. Mac is a great choice, but I would definitely make sure your school is mac-compatible. Some schools don't deal with the OS which could cause a lot of problems! I can't comment much on the "quiet" factor, I've never heard this before. I can say that my MBP can get pretty loud at times when I start kicking it into high gear (running a lot of apps and such). I don't think one computer is going to be quieter or louder than the other, it just depends on how you use it!

Some other things I should mention are: Yes, macs are pretty much virus-proof but not 100%. I cannot stress to you enough how important it is to get the additional Applecare warranty. Apple will really go out of their way to fix anything as long as you are under their warranty. Really, all I can tell you is, if you get a mac, you won't regret it. Just know that before you buy one, if you are used to using windows, you will find that a lot of things are not compatible with mac. When you buy a mac, you are paying for a stable OS and a great, reliable machine.

I hope that might help your decision process a little bit more. I've had my mac since 2009 and haven't had any major problems with it. I absolutely love it, however, it has slown down a bit since I bought it. I will probably be upgrading soon for the sake of a faster process and bigger HD. Since you are doing basic computing, you shouldn't have to worry too much about that. :)

$1099 Mac when you can get twice that for half the price in a PC. I don't know you very well but SHAME. SHAME ON YOU x3

YES Macs are bad, they may seem like a good idea but unless you're editing movies constantly and producing music you're buying it for the brand. You can get a Windows Laptop for a cheaper price and have it perform much better, really Macs are just there for the Hipsters of the world to waste their money on useless toys.

Dem hipsters 8D Their only real claim honestly is the virus thing o.o but I mean if you are not retarded you won't get one XD