To buy: MacBook 2015 (12 ") vs MacBook Pro 2015 (13')

I need to replace 2009 15 my daughter "MB Pro.  She is in graduate studies for teaching, the basis of the two models would be my limit of crazy, and they are both sold at the same price.

Uses would be: Internet research with several tabs open, writing and editing documents of research education, design of bridges in PowerPoint, use it in the classroom for presentations and e-mail.  No weight heavy photo or video editing or game.

I think it leans more towards the regular MacBook because she loves the new keyboard and it is light.  However, it has concerns about the small size of the screen (to facilitate the edition of research papers, etc.), saw only a single USB port and the apparently much stronger specifications of the Pro.

Any thought would be appreciated, especially for those who have a first hand experience with both machines.  Thank you!

I have a Macbook pro 13 "2015 Retina and a Macbook from 2015.  I am a moderate user, usually by e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets, browing web, etc...  The Macbook Pro is my main computer.  I use it at home for personal and professional tasks, and I use it with a Thunderbolt screen so I have a bigger screen.   I travel often and that's when I use the Macbook because of its light weight and smaller profile.  I am very satisfied with these two machines.  Based on my experience and your description of the use, either machine would probably work.  However, if I had to recommend one, it would be the Macbook Pro with the retina display.  It has more capabilities for future use and a number of ports that can be useful in the future.  You should also consider a screen 15 "If your daughter will have several documents open at the same time. I hope this helps.

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