i mean come on, it's kind of ridiculous that you can't get 1 Tb storage on any but the top of the line MBP's in all of Apple's lineup. I'm in desperate need for 2 new machines (one pro, one not) but both need 1 Tb minimum. The age of the MBP lineup is killing me. A regular MacBook would work for my wife but she needs local storage.
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Is there any chance the new MBP's will have > 1Tb storage?
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To answer your question. I think there is very little chance the new rMBP will have a 2 TB drive.
With the advent of cheap cloud and external SSD storage the need to have 1 TB + drives is getting less and less.
Is an External SSD an option?
With the advent of cheap cloud and external SSD storage the need to have 1 TB + drives is getting less and less.
Is an External SSD an option?
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Knowing Apple, they may start out at 500GB this time around and the top of the line will have the 1TB.
I would have bought the 1TB if Apple had offered it as stock in the top model in 2015. I don't use the cloud for storage and never will.
I would have bought the 1TB if Apple had offered it as stock in the top model in 2015. I don't use the cloud for storage and never will.
If you do go with an external SSD, these look relatively future-proof with USB C connector (a USB C to USB 3.0 cable is included). They come in sizes from 256 GB - 2 TB.
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-T3-P...69023322&sr=8-3&keywords=ssd+samsung+external
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Haha. Ya right.
This is Apple we are talking about. It will attempt to squeeze every penny out of you.
You can get 1TB SSD on a MBP from Apple. You just have to pay for it.
Am I missing something here ?
Am I missing something here ?
yes. You cannot get 1 TB drive for the 13" MBP. Plus the OP was also looking for drives in excess of 1 TB
Sure you can
http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MF841LL/A&step=config#
You just have to pay $500 more.
Not really. I'm buying a MBP because I want portability. Lugging around an external HD for my data just seems silly.
The drive alone would be worth more than the computer.
I haven't even suggested swapping out the optical drive for a 2nd Samsung 850 EVO 4TB yet.
Clunky.
Between music, pictures, and work stuff, I need 2 TB also.
I don't want (pictures) or can't put (security guidelines) most of it in the cloud. In many hotels, streaming music from the cloud sounds like crap. Constant drop outs.
I don't want to have to rely upon an external drive, no matter how beautiful or small.
I want all my stuff in my laptop.
I see where you're standing. I'm not a huge fan of external storages myself, but - at least - TB makes this as less painful as possible. I also have an MBP and since I need plenty of small VMs available I use an external TB SSD. It really works great. Of course, I'd trade it any day with a big internal SSD, but...oh well.