My macbook pro (from early 2011) just broke. I thought it was a RAM issue but it's not. I have a feeling it might not be worth repairing. In short I want a new laptop.

I would really love to get the cheapest macbook this time round (with the plan of going all out few years down the line). But, I have no clue when it comes to what different spec might mean.

Is macbook air a good laptop for programming? At the moment I'm all about node development, but regardless of what programming language I explore (say mobile development) is it a good laptop?

The cheap version is £949 (fantastic price)

1.8GHz Processor
128GB Storage
1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz
8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 memory
128GB SSD storage1
Intel HD Graphics 6000

The other version is £1099

1.8GHz Processor
256GB Storage
1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
Turbo Boost up to 2.9GHz
8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 memory
256GB SSD storage1
Intel HD Graphics 6000

I have a strong feeling the storage of 128GB is too small.

I still want to get an apple product but would love to go as cheap as possible, but still not regret it

Any suggestion is greatly appreciated