Is 256GB retina macbook pro 13" enough for fair 4K raw editing?

The new macbook pros with retina display just came out and I was thinking about buying this build for 1900$:
13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display
256GB PCIe-based flash storage
3.1GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7
16GB 1866MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
Will 256GB of storage be enough to edit 4KRAW files on FCP X?
Would there be a way of having the large files on an external drive via thunderbolt 2 while editing them?
Are there places where I could spare some money (like overkilled specs)?
Thanks for the replies!

loulouboubou wrote:
Are there places where I could spare some money (like overkilled specs)?
The dual core i7 is not much faster than the i5. You won't notice the difference unless you went to the quad core i7 which is not available on the 13".
So save some money by going with the i5.

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