frontpage Posted by Dr.Wajahat • 3d ago
Apr 24, 2025 6:27 PM
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frontpage Posted by Dr.Wajahat • 3d ago
Apr 24, 2025 6:27 PM
Micro Center: Apple MacBook Air: 13.6" Liquid Retina, M4 10-Core, 24GB RAM, 256GB SSD
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Don't ever think you can use external ssd. It will be a pain in the ass. What you want from a laptop is to grab and go. If you drop your external ssd somewhere, you know the consequences.
24/256 is a very very bad choice. 2Tb icloud with this combo is a no as well. You need to have enough storage to hold something on icloud. Imagine you have 300gb zip file on 2Tb icloud, where to store it temporarily on your 256 if you download it from icloud.
Don't ever think you can use external ssd. It will be a pain in the ass. What you want from a laptop is to grab and go sit at any starbucks and your data is still safe in public networks. If you drop your external ssd somewhere, you know the consequences.
24/256 is a very very bad choice. 2Tb icloud with this combo is a no as well. You need to have enough storage to hold something on icloud. Imagine you have 300gb zip file on 2Tb icloud, where to store it temporarily on your 256 if you download it from icloud.
It's is good... What are people keeping on their computers? Get a NAS. Computer only needs files to work with. But I have multiple computers.
What are the consequences, other than the cost of the SSD? Is hardware encryption that easy to break?
I apologize for saying that. I've attempted to attach my SSD to the back of my MacBook screen using a magnetic strip, but it occasionally drops.
Hey. If someone wants to edit some imovie or capcut projects and their projects unexpectedly grow more than hundreds of Gb. What should they do? Just try to save someone money and frustration man!!!
Additionally, 24gb of ram give this m4 a great performance, ones can do some amazing projects, why they are limited to install some cool heavy apps in 256?
I was once someone who said a 64 GB iPhone is enough because I don't take any pictures. 5 years later, I have to go down to bare minimum on apps just so I can download and install updates. OS + System Data takes up 40% of my space.
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Don't ever think you can use external ssd. It will be a pain in the ass. What you want from a laptop is to grab and go. If you drop your external ssd somewhere, you know the consequences.
24/256 is a very very bad choice. 2Tb icloud with this combo is a no as well. You need to have enough storage to hold something on icloud. Imagine you have 300gb zip file on 2Tb icloud, where to store it temporarily on your 256 if you download it from icloud.
You can get USB thumb drives with very small foot print sitting flush to the device. Not all that expensive either. Even external ssd you speaking of can be attached to the body of the laptop. What prevents you from "grab and go"?
I agree that this is a terrible price for similar spec/weight of windows pc. But if someone has to have an apple device for whatever reason, extra storage is cheap.
someone above just prove 256 won't help you last 4-5 years with new macos updates. It just makes your life a little harder.
Why is it limited to 256 when 1-2tb thumb drive can be plugged in flush to the body?
Someone prove what exactly? That OS+@ is about 100gb? That his 64gb iphone was too small? Do apple devices not let you install things in a usb drive?
I couldn't do a full back up for my 256GB iPhone, which is how I typically upgrade phones.
Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier to use iCloud for that? If you're concerned about privacy, ADP ensures your iPhone backups are encrypted.
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If your needs are trivial ( probably 90% of the people ) then even this is an expensive purchase.
The cloud storage argument is again a fallacy. Not only do you pay monthly ( or annually ) but are also inducing risk of breach, loss of privacy, and limited accessibility ( dependent on internet coverage )
Finally, on a 256GB SSD ( with just the OS installed ) you have ~217ish GB available. Yeah you can dongle an external SSD, but try working with that everyday! ( been there )
From a business POV, it's a brilliant model. Reduce an already inflated price on a non-up-gradable system, and then offer (up-sell) cloud storage ( recurring income and dependency ). The customer psychologically believes they got a great deal, and it's only a *few more bucks* monthly should they need more storage.