really do not want to pop for another 600 $$ -- I don't store movies, just some music and pictures BUT
does the new display cause files/future programs to demand more storage? I think that is the big unknown.
would like to feel safe buying the entry level machine (2199 is really enough once you add in the drive, time capsule, apple care upgrade)
Thoughts?
iPhone 4, iOS 5, iPad (original)
You can always purchase external hard drives if 256 isn't enough for you. I've had ~250GB on my back-up Windows laptop and 250GB on my 2009 MBP, and they've lasted me a solid 3 years.
Mind you, I have tons of music and pictures on both laptops. Displays shouldn't demand much space. If you think about it, major applications may demand max 4-5GB of space, something which can be willingly spared. Unless you're a video-editor, I doubt you'll need a ton of space. If you ever do need space, get external SDDs.
Oh, so you ordered a Retina eh?
Nice....
You're fine with the 256GB storage.....Here's what you do, take the hard drive off your old macbook, put it in a USB external enclosure and use that drive to save all your pictures and files in.
That way, you won't have to worry about filling up the 256GB flash storage in your Retina.
I think that 256GB would be just fine. I had a 120GB drivve on my old 2006 MBP and just had to store my iTunes and photos on an external drive. I have a 512GB SSD now and I store about 170GB of music on it with the rest on an external HD. If I subtract that from the remainder used, I'm actually only using about 131 GBs.
So my opinion is that you'd be just fine.
Clinton
thanks all, yes Bimmer, going to order the retina in the morning. too late out east and don't want to mess up the 0% financing offer. Blows a plane ticket to Bhutan out of the water this year but hey, a girl's got to compute in high resolution whenever possible, I say
trying to see the bright side
a girl's got to compute in high resolution whenever possible, I say
Very good - some guys need the same!
Clinton
is 256 gb flash memory enough on the new macbook retina display?
