Is 128 GB enough?

Im thinking about bying an Air for school and other stuff, but im afraid that the one with 128 GB simply isn't enough. What do you think?

Whether 128GB is sufficient depends basically on two things: 1) how much media you consume/create and 2) whether you are willing to keep some excess data/media on an external hard drive or in the cloud. Video, music, and digital photos take up lots of space; one movie will come in around 1GB or more. A 128GB drive actually has about 80GB of usable space once you factor in drive format, the operating system and built in software. That may sound like a lot but it can get filled up fast.
Even if you are a music and movie fan the 128GB drive can be sufficient if you are willing to put files on an external drive. (Music fans with large collections may find iTunes Match very useful.)  But it does make for a slightly more complicated arrangement. You need to make sure iTunes (and maybe iPhoto) are set to look for files on the external drive. You must also remember to connect the drive before launching iTunes and iPhoto or they'll default back to the internal hard drive.

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