share your iMac to your MBP and share the screen and save files to it etc. I always just get the smallest hard drive as i use a time capsule and dropbox. If you have a ton of space on iMac...no need for a giant hard drive on ur laptop...IMO.
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share your iMac to your MBP and share the screen and save files to it etc. I always just get the smallest hard drive as i use a time capsule and dropbox. If you have a ton of space on iMac...no need for a giant hard drive on ur laptop...IMO.
Or just get a usb external hard drive and keep all personal files on that and just os and application files on the laptop itself.
Nope they are extremely hard to find as you have to buy one from Ebay. They are either pulled from an existing machine or somehow grabbed from a parts supplier. No one makes a replacement yet.
I love my 128GB 2015 rMBP. This computer has replaced my iPad Air 2. I keep my iTunes and iphoto on an external Samsung 850 EVO 256GB SSD. The SSD is naked and I use a Starteck UASP adapter which makes everything very slim and compact. After I rid the computer of unnecessary languages and garage band I'm still well over 100GB with all my apps installed.
so if you are not cheap why didn't you just go with the higher priced more storage option? there are people like us that needs the storage to store stuff and there are people who wants the cheaper price point and dont care about storage
I don't store my RAW photo library on iOS, nor do I have virtual machines on iOS, so I would definitely not fill up 128GB quickly on an iOS device. On my 512GB SSD I have 216GB free. I got just the right size I needed.
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Did you learn that the SSD was only 128GB after you already bought it??
Take it back. Get a model with a bigger SSD.
While a small SSD is a pain in the ass, you can absolutely live with it by managing an external hard drive. IMO if youre on a budget, the first thing you should sacrifice on a computer is the storage, rather than the ram or the processor which will cripple your laptop. I would definitely keep 128gb, but if you have money, return it! Good luck 
It's impossible.
Don't try.
When I'm upgrading from my MBA 11" I'm going to max out storage. 512GB/1TB SSD pls for MBP 2015.
Don't try.
When I'm upgrading from my MBA 11" I'm going to max out storage. 512GB/1TB SSD pls for MBP 2015.
I used the 128GB on my rMBP for some time but it was surprisingly difficult. I stored most things in Dropbox so just presumed it would be easy but I didn't consider the small things that take up space: downloading large files and not cleaning up or immediately transferring to an external, backing up iOS devices, etc. it quickly adds up. However it really comes down to your usage pattern and job; my wife could get away with 64GB if it wasn't for her iPhone back up.
Perhaps they couldn't afford the higher spec option? I think his/her point was that 'only' spending $3,500 on a laptop doesn't make you a cheap person. It's not an insignificant amount of money for most people - even those who aren't 'cheap'
How much speed can you get with this Startech adapter? I'm thinking on buying one, but shipping and taxes makes it cost ardound $35. I'd only get one if it really does what it promises: make my USB 3.0 port BUSY at near 5Gbps rates
so we have a person that is not cheap (willing to spend the money), yet unwilling to spend $150 more for the 256gb, and complains about apple selling a 128gb option at more budget price.
as i said in my previous reply, 128gb is for the people that doesn't need tons of storage and prefer to save the money (this OP is not one of them) i rather apple have the 128gb at lower price option for people that need it than scrap it and starting at 256gb at a higher price (my gf has a 128gb, she only use it to go online and store text documents)
or are we complaining apple doesn't sell 256gb at the price of 128gb?
Am doing the same and have no complaints.. I have a company given Lenova 440p for office work. My Macbook pro is only for my personal use.. So no VM, no programming, no split OS etc etc.. Its purely for media purpose, web browsing, light photo editing and lots of reading.
I use my External HD for storing all my files...
Thus, it depends from person to person and for what purpose he/she needs the machine for.. Plus, the biggest factor.. your budget.. If there is no limit to your budget, everyone will want to buy a 1 TB flash storage macbook just like a car buyer with no budget limit will obviously opt for the highest end model of his choice of brand...
I hope you know I'm being sarcastic? :L I saw the OP failed to mention 128GB of what. Just in case he accidentally 128GB or something.
I'm in the same boat. I have a iMac with 3 tb fusion drive. My laptop however is never more than 50% full. I have all my files synced up to drop box and iCloud. Any big movies I move on and off as necessary. My laptop is just their to compliment my iMac it's not my main machine. I don't know what I would do if I only had a MacBook. My iPhoto library is almost a terabyte on its own, as is my iTunes.