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I like fast SSD's as much as everyone else, but it's not like those disks are a slouch. 1.3 GB/s is still plenty fast, especially for those who are in the marke

I like fast SSD's as much as everyone else, but it's not like those disks are a slouch. 1.3 GB/s is still plenty fast, especially for those who are in the market for the Macbook Air. It's probably however the first time, I can remember at least, where Apple downgraded a newer model in such an unequivocal way. I mean newer CPU's have had different multicore/single core tradeoffs, the inclusion of a dedicated GPU have been removed in base models etc, and the endless discussion of ports (rip SD card slot etc) but I don't think we have ever seen something like this?

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lukifer 7y ago
> where Apple downgraded a newer model in such an unequivocal way Also of note: the maximum SSD capacity dropped as well. Formerly the Air could be spec'd up to 1.5 TB, now 1 TB is the max.
- raverbashing 7y ago
  1TB is plenty for the MBAir cases Especially now that there is "the cloud" (and external hard drives)
- lostlogin 7y ago
  The price for the 1.5 was truely ridiculous. It would be interesting to know how many they sold.
  - jonknee 7y ago
    I wonder if they sold more 1.5TB MBAs or gold watches?
  - lukifer 7y ago
    I went for the 1.5TB, despite the storage upgrade being more than the computer itself. That storage point is my bare minimum to keep existing personal files (plus headroom); I was happy to pay it, it's a great machine. :D
    - symlinkk 7y ago
      Jesus why not put your files on an external hard drive or in the cloud?
      - morganvachon 7y ago
        Not the OP, but I found I had to do some digital spring cleaning once I realized 1TB of cloud/external storage wasn't enough for everything I was holding on to. I had useless data and archives going back to 2001, most of which I'd forgotten I even had. Long story short, after a few weeks of off-and-on cleaning, I got my mess down to around 200GB of data and archives, of which about 40GB is "must keep". That 40GB, mostly photos I don't want to lose, is backed up in iCloud (I have a 50GB plan) and is on my iPhone (128GB version) for quick access, as well as backed up on a flash drive and a SD card that I keep at work and my mom's house respectively. The rest lives on my spinning 3TB drive, which also houses about 1.5TB of Steam and GoG games so I don't have to re-download when I wipe and reinstall Windows on my gaming PC. I could probably whittle that 200GB down to just over the 40GB "must keep" stuff, but I like having quick access to various operating system ISO and image files, Raspberry Pi images and backups, rips of my physical CDs, and various other project-related things. The bulk of what I deleted was forgotten detritus, left over crap from years of digital hoarding that served no purpose today. I'll probably purge again in a few years once all my hardware has changed and old OS and driver related stuff is once again obsolete.
      - lukifer 7y ago
        Why would I want to carry around another device to dangle off the side, or worse, have to futz with tethering or spotty wi-fi or latency? I'd much rather have all my stuff (music in particular) consolidated and instantly on tap.
      - lostlogin 7y ago

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lukifer 7y ago

> where Apple downgraded a newer model in such an unequivocal way Also of note: the maximum SSD capacity dropped as well. Formerly the Air could be spec'd up to 1.5 TB, now 1 TB is the max.

raverbashing 7y ago
1TB is plenty for the MBAir cases Especially now that there is "the cloud" (and external hard drives)
lostlogin 7y ago
The price for the 1.5 was truely ridiculous. It would be interesting to know how many they sold.
- jonknee 7y ago
  I wonder if they sold more 1.5TB MBAs or gold watches?
- lukifer 7y ago
  I went for the 1.5TB, despite the storage upgrade being more than the computer itself. That storage point is my bare minimum to keep existing personal files (plus headroom); I was happy to pay it, it's a great machine. :D
  - symlinkk 7y ago
    Jesus why not put your files on an external hard drive or in the cloud?
    - morganvachon 7y ago
      Not the OP, but I found I had to do some digital spring cleaning once I realized 1TB of cloud/external storage wasn't enough for everything I was holding on to. I had useless data and archives going back to 2001, most of which I'd forgotten I even had. Long story short, after a few weeks of off-and-on cleaning, I got my mess down to around 200GB of data and archives, of which about 40GB is "must keep". That 40GB, mostly photos I don't want to lose, is backed up in iCloud (I have a 50GB plan) and is on my iPhone (128GB version) for quick access, as well as backed up on a flash drive and a SD card that I keep at work and my mom's house respectively. The rest lives on my spinning 3TB drive, which also houses about 1.5TB of Steam and GoG games so I don't have to re-download when I wipe and reinstall Windows on my gaming PC. I could probably whittle that 200GB down to just over the 40GB "must keep" stuff, but I like having quick access to various operating system ISO and image files, Raspberry Pi images and backups, rips of my physical CDs, and various other project-related things. The bulk of what I deleted was forgotten detritus, left over crap from years of digital hoarding that served no purpose today. I'll probably purge again in a few years once all my hardware has changed and old OS and driver related stuff is once again obsolete.
    - lukifer 7y ago
      Why would I want to carry around another device to dangle off the side, or worse, have to futz with tethering or spotty wi-fi or latency? I'd much rather have all my stuff (music in particular) consolidated and instantly on tap.
    - lostlogin 7y ago