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zub3qin

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Apr 10, 2007
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The 13.3 MBA seems about right for my needs, except it has a small storage.

The biggest use of drive space for me are my photos (now on my old black macbook).

Question:
1) Is running iPhoto with a shared photo folder over the home network (ie off my old black macbook) a good option? Will it be far slower and a lot more beachballs?
2) I also have a 200Gb external HD at my disposal (USB 2.0). If I moved my iPhoto library here, and connected it to my MBA, would it be even slower than wifi? Is THIS a good option?

Thanks!
 
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