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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 1642549" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>While that sure looks like a toy to me, I don't advise folks to get the maximum storage they can afford. I don't even do that when purchasing my own personal machines.</p><p></p><p>This is just another choice and choice is a good thing. If folks don't want to take the time to look at the choices and consider their own patterns and needs - afaiac, that's their own fault. It's not the fault of the manufacturer.</p><p></p><p>Related to the MBA, it can be configured all the way up to 512 GB SSD storage. Not bad for a computer that is not now, nor was it ever designed to be anyone's only computer. Although, I do know a great many users for whom it would suffice.</p><p></p><p>There are a great many users out there that have no need for vast amounts of storage. My wife's current Mac that has all the data on it she has collected since she first began using a computer at home, roughly 12 years ago, is sitting at ~60 GB used space and would wager I could get it down to 30 GB if I went in and asked her what she wanted and didn't want any longer. </p><p></p><p>9 out of the 10 computers we have at the office have less than 70 GB used space. I have the last 14 years worth of work associated data I've created on my primary computer there which includes somewhere between 16,000 & 17,000 Excel spreadsheets during that time. The boss has several years worth of personal photos on her computer and it's still sitting under 100 GB used space. </p><p></p><p>Talk about the cost of SSD's when purchasing a new computer - since I'm in the market right now, I'm looking...</p><p>Apple's upgrade from 250 to a 500 GB is $300 while Microsoft is charging $400 for the same on the Surface Pro 3. With the upgraded CPU, 8 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD, the MBA sits at $1,749 while the same configuration SP3 sits at $2,068 if you want a keyboard with it.</p><p></p><p>The industry is still putting out larger and larger capacity hard drives and SSDs. They're up to 4 TB HDs now. It hasn't been that many years since the first 500 GB drives were introduced. Meanwhile, 1 TB SSDs have been steadily dropping in price. 2 TB SSDs will come along in time.</p><p></p><p>There are a plethora of devices out there today and not every device is for every individual. If folks thought about how much data they need to carry with them prior to purchasing a carry it everywhere computer, then plan and organize for it... If I can do it, and I'm getting close to 15 TB of storage here at the house while maintaining a 256 GB OS X partition with a minimum 25% free space for the last 4 years, others can do it it they want to. If not, then they need to buy the drive size that fits their needs up front. Their complaint is about their choice, not about the device.</p><p></p><p>While there is a big move to online storage for some users - only time will tell where we'll be in 10 years. I can't see local storage ever going away. In this day, prices have dropped on hardware to the point where the low end niche markets can be filled where in years past it was primarily the niche of the high end market of gamers and overclockers that were being solicited to. While I admit the choices we have today can become overwhelming, this only behooves the buyer to take more time and consideration in making their purchase decisions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 1642549, member: 24160"] While that sure looks like a toy to me, I don't advise folks to get the maximum storage they can afford. I don't even do that when purchasing my own personal machines. This is just another choice and choice is a good thing. If folks don't want to take the time to look at the choices and consider their own patterns and needs - afaiac, that's their own fault. It's not the fault of the manufacturer. Related to the MBA, it can be configured all the way up to 512 GB SSD storage. Not bad for a computer that is not now, nor was it ever designed to be anyone's only computer. Although, I do know a great many users for whom it would suffice. There are a great many users out there that have no need for vast amounts of storage. My wife's current Mac that has all the data on it she has collected since she first began using a computer at home, roughly 12 years ago, is sitting at ~60 GB used space and would wager I could get it down to 30 GB if I went in and asked her what she wanted and didn't want any longer. 9 out of the 10 computers we have at the office have less than 70 GB used space. I have the last 14 years worth of work associated data I've created on my primary computer there which includes somewhere between 16,000 & 17,000 Excel spreadsheets during that time. The boss has several years worth of personal photos on her computer and it's still sitting under 100 GB used space. Talk about the cost of SSD's when purchasing a new computer - since I'm in the market right now, I'm looking... Apple's upgrade from 250 to a 500 GB is $300 while Microsoft is charging $400 for the same on the Surface Pro 3. With the upgraded CPU, 8 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD, the MBA sits at $1,749 while the same configuration SP3 sits at $2,068 if you want a keyboard with it. The industry is still putting out larger and larger capacity hard drives and SSDs. They're up to 4 TB HDs now. It hasn't been that many years since the first 500 GB drives were introduced. Meanwhile, 1 TB SSDs have been steadily dropping in price. 2 TB SSDs will come along in time. There are a plethora of devices out there today and not every device is for every individual. If folks thought about how much data they need to carry with them prior to purchasing a carry it everywhere computer, then plan and organize for it... If I can do it, and I'm getting close to 15 TB of storage here at the house while maintaining a 256 GB OS X partition with a minimum 25% free space for the last 4 years, others can do it it they want to. If not, then they need to buy the drive size that fits their needs up front. Their complaint is about their choice, not about the device. While there is a big move to online storage for some users - only time will tell where we'll be in 10 years. I can't see local storage ever going away. In this day, prices have dropped on hardware to the point where the low end niche markets can be filled where in years past it was primarily the niche of the high end market of gamers and overclockers that were being solicited to. While I admit the choices we have today can become overwhelming, this only behooves the buyer to take more time and consideration in making their purchase decisions. [/QUOTE]
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