[OSX-Users] Re: New MacBook Pros and Thunderbolt update 1.2

[Chris Andrews]

A Linux box with a 5TB RAID array does the job quite well, along with a 1TB
portable drive for when I'm away from home.

Chris

On 14 June 2012 11:08, David Millard <dem at ecs.soton.ac.uk> wrote:

> So an extra £500 does seem steep to get the 500gb SSD. How do people out
> there with Airs cope with the limited space? Especially those that use the
> Air as their primary machine?
>
> D
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 14 Jun 2012, at 08:31, Chris Andrews <w at lfie.org> wrote:
>
> On Wednesday, 13 June 2012 at 22:34, m.c. schraefel wrote:
>
> after doing everything with an 11 inch air for the past 6 months or so,
> it's hard for me to imagine wanting to double the weight of carrying a
> machine around again. the anti-glare displays still seem sweet too.
>
> Having traded down from 15" Pro (which was always too big) to an 11" Air
> after griping for years that Apple hadn't made any sub-13" laptops since
> the Intel transition, I don't envision going back to a Pro at all, let
> alone a 15" Pro. If I want desktop space, I have a monitor. I'm also a bit
> hesitant to drop £1800 on a machine where you can't even upgrade the RAM -
> it's less of an issue for £900.
>
> Another point that's come out of teardowns but is as yet not 100%
> confirmed: the 2010/2011 Airs, 2012 Air and 2012 Pro w/Retina may all use
> different types of SSD board. They'll all be available at some point
> aftermarket, but it underscores the message - the new Pros are meant to be
> sealed units.
>
> Chris
>
>
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