Any Disadvantages to 2TB of Storage vs 1TB on the new MBP?

[GooseInTheCaboose]

Ah yes, yeah id also add that if you do get a mbp you mifht as well get the extra internal storage. I feel like all that power is somewhat wasted if you dont have loads of files readily available to use it with. Otoh if you go the cloud route you should probably get a MBA, since it is less powerful and it wont be as badly bottlenecked by cloud dl speeds. If the weight of the MBP doesnt bother you than a MBP with a big internal SSD is a great all in one solution!

 

[wilberforce]

I got 2TB on one of my machines, previously having had 1TB, but I am not sure it is great value for the extra $400. 1TB is kind of a sweet spot for the price, IMO, and gives plenty of working room. I can't nearly fit all my files (about 20TB) in 2TB anyway. For some people (myself included) $400 might be better spent on 32 GB RAM.

 

[JamesMay82]

Consider this tho: you buy the mbp with 2tb today but in a month or two they upgrade to m2pro with some killer new features: how would you feel?

I used to always get max storage until I realized I am a happier customer if I upgrade more frequently. There are downsides to spending lots of money future proofing: you are making a financial commitment to the device. And this device was released more than a year ago, which is like middle aged in the tech world lol

How often do you upgrade? Surely you'd lose more in depreciation than buying a higher spec machine that would last longer or meet your needs longer?

 

[Spotlighter9]

I got 2TB on one of my machines, previously having had 1TB, but I am not sure it is great value for the extra $400. 1TB is kind of a sweet spot for the price, IMO, and gives plenty of working room. I can't nearly fit all my files (about 20TB) in 2TB anyway. For some people (myself included) $400 might be better spent on 32 GB RAM.

I think the value of Storage vs RAM vs CPU (and even display size) upgrades are highly dependent on how one uses their MBP. For us, my wife and I use the shared MBP solely as a portable desktop with the most important task being organizing, editing, and securely backing up (3-2-1 backup) our combined ~900GB iCloud Photo Libraries of our family life. We don't need to open several apps or 50 tabs in Chrome requiring more than 16GBs of RAM or do anything CPU intensive requiring more cores or the MAX. The decision to upgrade the SSD to 2TB was made even easier by several collateral advantages: 1) the blazing fast SSD speeds of the 2TB over the 512GB or 1TB or any external; 2) the M1's ability to memory swap SSD as RAM; 3) better SSD wear leveling/TBW rating from the 2TB for longevity; and 4) not having to juggle external drives, dongles, or extra weight...especially given the physical bulkiness/weight of the new 16" M1 MBP. I intend to keep this MBP a very long time (5-10 years) so I want the SSD to stay reliable and last. For me, after a year of use I still feel the 2TB upgrade was the right choice.

 

[wilberforce]

I think the value of Storage vs RAM vs CPU (and even display size) upgrades are highly dependent on how one uses their MBP. For us, my wife and I use the shared MBP solely as a portable desktop with the most important task being organizing, editing, and securely backing up (3-2-1 backup) our combined ~900GB iCloud Photo Libraries of our family life. We don't need to open several apps or 50 tabs in Chrome requiring more than 16GBs of RAM or do anything CPU intensive requiring more cores or the MAX. The decision to upgrade the SSD to 2TB was made even easier by several collateral advantages: 1) the blazing fast SSD speeds of the 2TB over the 512GB or 1TB or any external; 2) the M1's ability to memory swap SSD as RAM; 3) better SSD wear leveling/TBW rating from the 2TB for longevity; and 4) not having to juggle external drives, dongles, or extra weight...especially given the physical bulkiness/weight of the new 16" M1 MBP. I intend to keep this MBP a very long time (5-10 years) so I want the SSD to stay reliable and last. For me, after a year of use I still feel the 2TB upgrade was the right choice.

Sure, because your photos etc happen to fit neatly into 2TB, with some room to spare. But when one has over 10TB of photos/videos/files one needs a different approach, and 1TB vs 2TB vs 4TB internal SSD doesn’t much change that approach.

 

[transphasic]

Thanks! Yes. The versatility of this option is indeed attractive and one that I am seriously considering, especially in allowing me to switch which mac/future mac controls the originals. The downside being, to make this solution palatable for dealing with my entire Photo Library, I would likely want an SSD Thunderbolt drive solution...especially, since most of the Photo/Video editing of this library will be done directly on the 16" MBP. A 2TB Samsung X5 is $800.

The samsung T7 2TB is well under $200 (got mine for $169) and it is a rocket even on USB-C:

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