128 SSD or 256 SSD?

[roxygal9]

So I am up in the air about whether I should get either the 128 or 256 SSD, and whether I should get them 3rd party or BTO from Apple when I purchase my 13 MBP?

I will be using computer mainly for school, music, etc. Not to many big files I assume. However, I will use the machine to run Win7 in Parallels.

Any suggestions on what drive I should go with? Also, if I decide to sell the computer in a year or too, would it be better ot have a bigger drive? I am sure I would not get what I paid for the drive even in a year, but if it is not much of a return difference perhaps I should go with the cheaper (128)?

 

[i0s]

I'm deciding to get the 256, just because right now I'm using 110 gb, which doesn't leave much room to grow.

Depends on budget and how much storage you need.

 

[dgdosen]

I'd get the Intel 160 for $420 and put it in yourself. I'm not a big fan of anything but the Intel drives for this generation of SSDs.

 

[thespazz]

Only you can really decide this...

 

[spaceballl]

It depends on how much stuff you have. The 256GB SSD in my old macbook only had about 20GB of free space on it so I have a 512GB SSD in my new one .

 

[Pikkuroope]

Why are apple offered SSDs much cheaper with i7 than i5? Temptation to buy one from Apple