Resolved Put new SSD in MBA 2010 or wait for 2012?

Hey guys,

I have been using an MBA 11inch 2010 edition (the 128GB version) since a few months now.
I am absolutely in love with it and a complete convert to the MBA line, as opposed to the MBP side of things.

Now, I was unfortunate enough not to get an option of upgraded ram when buying it, as I bought it from a shop in Singapore.

So its a standard config, 2GB + 128GB version.

I am running out of space and want to upgrade to the more spacious and faster OWC 180GB SSD (or 240GB, haven't decided as yet).

My dilemma is this:

If I upgrade the SSD of this comp, I don't want it to be useless for subsequent versions.

The Intel 2.5inch SSD I bought a few years back still runs fine and I have swapped it into quite a few laptops.

Do you think Apple will keep using the same form factor blade SSDs? Or will they yet again change the design or solder them in as well?

Or should I just try and manage with the limited space and get an Ivy bridge model next year and try and sell this one?

The sad part is, I am perfectly fine with this machine. It's the ram which is killing me, I see Page Outs sometimes in the 600,000 range.

Thanks in advance!

Yes, that's the basic line of thinking I am on right now.

On another note, I have applecare on this (as on all my laptops) so I have 2+ years of warranty remaining.

I am thinking I should just try and stick it out with the 128GB + external, and move to the Ivy bridge with better battery life and more ram. Hopefully, I should get a fair price for my machine then.

I understand page outs are less important, but the low space problem is highlighted by the fact that my swap starts from 64mb at boot but reaches 2-3GB easily within a few hours.

Thanks guys for all the help!

I am going to get a G Drive slim and put up a few symlinks and stuff to help me out. Not the most elegant solution, but I think I can manage quite easily with it.