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Any of you with 512GB SSD regret not getting a large storage?
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I got an i7 with 512GB and not regretting it at all.
My logic was 1TB was short an 2 was not needed now and too expensive.
Hence I got 512GB + 1TB external that already had.
All iPhotos sync in the external drive.
If you do not store your media in the internal SSD then 512GB is plenty. I even have my VMs there.
For a laptop I may have taken another decision as carrying/connecting an external drive each time would be a pain.
My logic was 1TB was short an 2 was not needed now and too expensive.
Hence I got 512GB + 1TB external that already had.
All iPhotos sync in the external drive.
If you do not store your media in the internal SSD then 512GB is plenty. I even have my VMs there.
For a laptop I may have taken another decision as carrying/connecting an external drive each time would be a pain.
What about the iTunes music library? Do you have any apple loops on the internal SSD?
I split my original Fusion Drive in my 2013. It left me with a 120 GB SSD on the motherboard. I used it as my primary drive and only have it half filled. It all depends on the user. My new machine will have 1TB but only to "balance" the system specs, not because I need the space.
Nope. Don't need a bigger internal one. What I need at a particular moment is local, archival is on the network where it belongs. I would never waste my time with Apple's cloud services (I like my data), so that's not a problem either.
I have one. As I said, what I need at a particular moment is local (to the laptop), archival is **on the network**.
Oh sorry, I misread
But why having another local storage if the internal is big enough ?
I stuck to the Top Tier base setup with the i7 and 512 GB SSD and have only filled it to 51.4 GB according to iStat or about 10% with all my apps installed. I have an external 2 TB Sandisk Extreme SSD connected via the USB 3.1 Gen 1 and it's only 25% filled with RAW/jpeg photos and some videos.
All in all, I'm not having any regrets. I am not a gamer but even if that changes and I need to boot into Windows 10 and store games, I plan on getting one of the newer TB3 External SSDs with the built in NVMe blade drives which are about as fast as the iMac internal SSDs with the added benefit of being portable and replaceable.
All in all, I'm not having any regrets. I am not a gamer but even if that changes and I need to boot into Windows 10 and store games, I plan on getting one of the newer TB3 External SSDs with the built in NVMe blade drives which are about as fast as the iMac internal SSDs with the added benefit of being portable and replaceable.
What about your iTunes,Music library? Is it not installed on the computer? GarageBand Soundpacks and loops as well as Logic Loops take quite a bit of space as well.
I got an i5 with 256GB and never regretting about the SSD but probably the CPU.
I already have a dual bay HDD enclosure, and I have already decided to buy a 1TB SATA SSD and put into the enclosure, before purchasing the iMac. 1TB is well off for me, more cheaper than upgrading the internal SSD through Apple and much easier to change if broken or upgrade. While the other bay I have used for Time Machine.
I already have a dual bay HDD enclosure, and I have already decided to buy a 1TB SATA SSD and put into the enclosure, before purchasing the iMac. 1TB is well off for me, more cheaper than upgrading the internal SSD through Apple and much easier to change if broken or upgrade. While the other bay I have used for Time Machine.
I use Spotify for all my music needs so I don't keep any music locally on my SSD. And I actually don't use GarageBand so there's plenty of space savings.
Not for me, I'm already using 1.2TB from iCloud and with optimized storage and I have 450GB left (out of 1TB) on my internal SSD. I keep most of my files on external drives. In fact, I should have probably get 4TB SSD.
I'm getting another imac in November and I'll probably be getting the 4TB SSD. I have the 2TB Dropbox plan and I fully expect them to increase that while I own this mac, so I need the internal space to keep all of it local. I also have an external raid1 for data that doesn't need to be in the cloud. I put money where it's needed and keep the rest to a minimum.
My general rule of thumb: I won't remember the money I saved but I will be reminded every day of the bad decision I made.
My general rule of thumb: I won't remember the money I saved but I will be reminded every day of the bad decision I made.
But why?
I download from icloud only on-demand, when necessary, so I don’t have to spend a fortune on internal storage for files I never use.
But why not? When money is the only deciding factor in a decision, I like to look closer and make sure I'm not overlooking an advantage or feature for the sake of saving a few bucks. For me, having instant access to all my data is worth the price. I can always get more money but I can't get a bigger native ssd.
Honestly, computers have never been cheaper than they are today. An imac completely maxed out with all upgrades is far cheaper than a fully loaded 286 laptop was when they were released. We have all been spoiled by economies of scale and ever-marching-on technology that we have forgotten that computers used to cost much, much more.
In the process of trying to spend less and less, we have been denying ourselves functionality that would have been considered a necessity not too long ago. When was the last time you bought a hard drive and thought to yourself, "I will never fill this!". We used to do that all the time back in the day and now it seems everybody is focused on trying to get away with the bare minimum.
Hence, the topic of this thread. Someone who tried to do the bare minimum and now regrets it.