Macbook Pro Retina 13" w/ 128GB big enough?!?

Hey guys, I just purchased a Macbook Pro Retina 13" at the size of 128GB. I couldn't afford the next size up due to the fact that their already at retail of about $2000 with Applecare. I need to know if I need an external hardrive (if available, I really don't know because I'm a first mac owner) or some type of Card or USB to hold data.
Now, I'm using my laptop for multiple things such as the usual: Facebook, Social Networks, Email, iTunes, Skype, iPhoto (not too many photos), Safari, also Minecraft which I don't think will take to much space up, and stuff like that. Mainly though, I purchased this laptop for video editing software. I'm going to be using iMovie a lot. I can delete some of my footage after I upload it to Youtube if I don't have enough space. I mean I won't be downloading to many things from the internet. I just will have a lot of songs and videos.
Obviously I need to know if there's a way to add more space to the mac if it doesn't have enough space, and whether or not I have enough SPACE! Please reply with detailed answers.
Thanks!
Justin

If you buy an external drive, say about 1GB (for a low as $100 if you shop around), then you can partition it to hold a Time Machine backup of your internal as well as use the remaining space for storing your documents, photos, movies, etc.
I think you'll be just fine with 128GB - I have a 512GB SSD and if I were to put my 178GB of music on an external, I would have about 300GB free: all of my apps, documents, etc., really only take up about 200GB. Keep you system (naturally) and your apps on your 128GB drive and everything else on that partitioned external. You can even keep your iMovie footage on the external. But do partition it so that you have at least 256GB dedicated to a Time Machine partition - backups are important.
Good luck - I'm sure that you'll enjoy your new machine.
Clinton

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Factor "2" to display 1280x800 on the 13" model and 1440x900 on the 15" model in HiDPI.
Factor "1.777..." would be required to display 1440x900 on the 2560x1600 screen of the 13" model.
Factor "1.714..." would be required to display 1650x1080 on the 2880x1800 screen of the 15" model.
Factor "1.523..." would be required to display 1650x1080 on the 2560x1600 screen of the 13" model.
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NEW 1680x1050 @ 1.5x = 2520x1575 (with a small border of left=20px, bottom=13, right=20, top=12 pixels, which means ~2,2mm and ~1.3mm around the 1.5x scaled image!).
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NEW 1920x1200 @ 1.5x = 2800x1800 (nu surplus, native screen resolution, no border needed!)
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Left: Traditional "standard DPI" icon of "all my files".
Right: "@2x.png" for the "HiDPI" modes.
Middle: "@1.5x.png" suggestions for the "MidDPI" mode; easily scaled down from the lovely HiDPI graphics.
With this simple introduction of the "MidDPI" modes a significant amount of processing power can be saved.
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LaptopMag (15") - http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/lap...inch-2013.aspx
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