How much storage do I need on a MacBook Air?
Hi, I am about ready to convert from a PC to a 13 inch MacBook Air for work purposes. I have been a Mac user personally since the beginning. I will use this computer for email, word docs, some music and some photos. My PC says I have only used 40gb of storage ( but I have about 5000 songs on an external drive)- so my question is: would I be crazy to just get the 128gb flash drive or should I go for the 256? My company is on a budget, but they said they will get me what I need. I'm just happy to be going to a MAC for work, and don't want to get more than I need.
Any thoughts or suggestions??
Thanks!
Sarah
An 8gb iPod can hold (give or take) about 2000 songs. So 5000 songs is about 16gb (give or take). Round it up to 20 to be on the ultra safe side combined with the 40gbs and we're talking 60gb.
That's more then enough room, really. It's surprising how little room things take up now--music, mail, documents, photos (I've got tons of photos), these really don't take up much space at all. Videos and games and big programs that deal with videos, games or heavy photoshopping is what you have to watch out for--these tend to take up a lot of space. Which is to say, if it doesn't look like you're going to be putting a lot of videos or games or heavy-duty programs on your computer in the future, then 128gb should be just fine.
I got the 128 11" Air about six or more months ago, started off using half the storage, and I'm only a little over half now. But all I put on it is documents, a new song now and then, a few photos. Most of the storage space is taken up by the programs I need which are writing programs and such--like Microsoft Office. And these are fairly modest in their demands. You don't say what work you'll be doing on this computer, but if it's a matter of doing numbers or creating documents and such, then don't be afraid to go for the 128gb.
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