Still can't decide if 1TB or 512GB

thesaint024 said:
They don't automount. I don't think I ever tried this, I always mount through Finder first. I have some security on my NAS which requires logging in. I should probably clean up the setup and separate files from media so that I don't have to login through Finder. The NAS can be set up to not sleep so that I can cut down on the initialization time. But as @littlepud said, there will still be bottleneck accessing the network. He seems to be more knowledgeable on the technical reasons why.
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In a nutshell, the average hard drive is quite a bit faster than the average network, and the average SSD is a LOT faster than even the fastest network. Ergo, there'a very little benefit to accessing an SSD over a network.
 
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jetjaguar said:
ran the test and ended up getting 1964 write and 2400 read
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I just got my 15 mbp its the 1tb one, and used the AJA system test and mine only writes at 1005 mb/sec and read is good at 2293 mb/sec. I dropped 3k why does apple have to have so many variations of the same hardware . what do you guys think?
 
As I see it it depends not only on your needs now, but, on how long you plan on using this as your main computer.
If you are going to get a new mac in 1-2 years to replace this, then go for the cheaper solution.
I got 512GB x 2 for my laptop (not Apple) 2 years ago. Yes I can replace mine if I need to, but....ok I was going somewhere with this....ah yes, if you are definitely going to get a new laptop in a couple of years and 500GB is enough for you now, then go for 500GB. If you don't know if you will get a new one then, and you might need the space, then get the 1TB now.
 
thesaint024 said:
They don't automount. I don't think I ever tried this, I always mount through Finder first. I have some security on my NAS which requires logging in. I should probably clean up the setup and separate files from media so that I don't have to login through Finder. The NAS can be set up to not sleep so that I can cut down on the initialization time. But as @littlepud said, there will still be bottleneck accessing the network. He seems to be more knowledgeable on the technical reasons why.
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There is an app for it actually so it appears on your desktop like the Mac HD does. If you even want that, and I can't speak to whether it uses resources, battery etc. Knowing this battery it will be used up in 10 minutes. Due to the infrequent nature of the way I am using the network drive I don't mind the finder log in method like you are doing. Just thought I'd see how your workflow is and see if you used it. I've read good things about it, and I suppose it would be more convenient to have it right there.
 
skids929 said:
There is an app for it actually so it appears on your desktop like the Mac HD does. If you even want that, and I can't speak to whether it uses resources, battery etc. Knowing this battery it will be used up in 10 minutes. Due to the infrequent nature of the way I am using the network drive I don't mind the finder log in method like you are doing. Just thought I'd see how your workflow is and see if you used it. I've read good things about it, and I suppose it would be more convenient to have it right there.
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Honestly I don't access media too much. Spotify has become much more convenient. It was REALLY useful when I was accessing with multiple machines. I don't do that as much anymore. It's the best solution for multiple devices to share. And of course the RAID part of it. Let me know what route you take. It definitely solves the storage space issue, but that depends on how much you're accessing this stuff. Local is best of course, but this has it's upsides as well.
 
thesaint024 said:
Honestly I don't access media too much. Spotify has become much more convenient. It was REALLY useful when I was accessing with multiple machines. I don't do that as much anymore. It's the best solution for multiple devices to share. And of course the RAID part of it. Let me know what route you take. It definitely solves the storage space issue, but that depends on how much you're accessing this stuff. Local is best of course, but this has it's upsides as well.
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Will do...Right now I leaning 512 and deal with the maintenance of shifting data around to my network drive. And I like you need a back up of that network drive because I DO NOT want to deal with my wife when she finds out all our kids picture went up in smoke. You nailed one of the reasons I don't see myself moving data/media around as much. I use Pandora and other online services more and more..However I did get an Apple Watch for Christmas for my running, and that will force me to playlist music more often and my MBP will be the hub. But my entire collection ripped AAC would be around 75GB tops, which is a TON of music ripped AAC. Truth is should have NEVER bought the watch. I hate wearing watches anyway and I am not a fan managing playlists.
 
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stevo101 said:
I just got my 15 mbp its the 1tb one, and used the AJA system test and mine only writes at 1005 mb/sec and read is good at 2293 mb/sec. I dropped 3k why does apple have to have so many variations of the same hardware . what do you guys think?
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You can try and run it a few times, I seemed to get really different results on that thing. I guess I just ran it a few times and tried to see what my top speed was. I have the 1 TB too and it would get up to about 1927 2416 but it would have really large swings.

And I guess to the point of the thread I just went with the 1 TB drive. I looked up the prices of the Samsung PCI E EVO drives and the difference between the 512 GB and 1 TB are about similar price range as Apple's upgrade so I figured it was reasonable cost for what we were getting. I figured since it was really fast I'd rather be able to keep things on it and I've been getting into photography and if there's anything that's taught me is that it eats through storage. I plan to offload most photos to other storage but still I'd rather be able to keep a fair amount of my keepers on the laptop. I also have storage issues on my current laptop so that probably pushed me a bit too.
 
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This is one of those topics that never dies. I'm resting with this same issue right now with my 2018 Macbook Pro purchase.
 
There is no such thing as "too much space". But when it happens to you, there is definitely a problem of too little space.
 
I decided on getting the 1TB vs a 512 and an external drive. At the end of the day I decided I didn't want to deal with an external drive and the 1TB meets my needs for now and the future. The disk speeds on the 1TB are awesome.
 
Went with 512G in 2013, 1TB this time, I want this thing to last a few years and not worry about disk space anymore which had become more and more of a problem with the 512G over the years.
 
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