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No it doesn't. The 11" MBA is available in 64Gb or 128GB. http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_air?afid=p219|GOUS&cid=AOS-US-KWG-PLA ht

• nwienert 14y ago
  True, at the base. Still goes up to 512.
  • recoiledsnake 14y ago
    Is there a 11" MBA that comes with more than 128GB of space?
    • rdouble 14y ago
      Yes.
      • recoiledsnake 14y ago
        Thanks, just checked the 128GB model and you're right. But the 256GB model costs $300 more and the 512GB one costs $800 more! That means you can get an MBA 11" 128GB plus a huge 128GB iPad instead of a MBA 11" 512GB.
        • rdouble 14y ago
          The larger SSD is indeed a rip off.
        • cma 14y ago
          Just picked up a micro SD adapter that sits flush in the MBA; allowing me to add another 64GB for about $55 ($40 card, $15 adapter). Not as fast as the internal storage, but perfectly fine for a music library or photos.
          • jacalata 14y ago
            well, if we're allowing sd cards, the surface (pro and rt) comes with a built-in adapter I believe.
            • cma 14y ago
              Yep, I wasn't trying to one-up surface
          • semanticist 14y ago
            The 11" MacBook Air does not have an SD card reader.
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            • calinet6 14y ago
              Hence the requirement for "picking up a microSD adapter that sits flush in the MBA" -- presumably in the USB port.
              • semanticist 14y ago
                No, the 13" Air has an SD card reader, one which leaves part of the card sticking out and requires a special microSD adapter to sit flush, like the one already linked on this thread: http://theniftyminidrive.com http://theniftyminidrive.com Lots of people with 13" Airs don't realise the 11" lacks the SD card reader, so it's a common mistake to make. (It's also a pity the 11" doesn't have it - I've missed the SD card reader a lot more than the ethernet port.)
          • nikatwork 14y ago
            Very interesting, any chance you could provide Amazon links / brand names?
            • jmah 14y ago
        • Shivetya 14y ago
          Woe to those of us who are fans of the iMac for home usage. We have ONE SSD option in the new iMac, a whopping 1300 dollar upgrade to a 768g SSD. The previous system offered a 256g option which for many was sufficient. How it benefits Apple to offer only a 768 (and why that number) I will never know. I can only imagine the sales they lose for not having the 256 or 512 options in the iMac. Its not like they don't have the parts
• recoiledsnake 14y ago
  Any one know the available space(in GiB the 2 power number) on a brand new Macbook Air 64GB ?
  • rayiner 14y ago
    This MacRumors thread says that someone's 64GB MBA came with just over 48GB (= 44.7 GiB). http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1092617 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1092617
    • mynameisvlad 14y ago
      I don't understand how the system uses different amounts of space on different MBAs.
      • shurcooL 14y ago
        I'd like to know this too. It seems one could not make a similar comparison of Surface Pro 64 GB vs. MacBook Air 64 GB. Perhaps the MBA 64 GB has hibernate image file removed or some other similar tricks?
      • fzzzy 14y ago
        Block sizes get bigger on bigger disks, so files that take up partial blocks take up more space on a bigger disk.
        • mynameisvlad 14y ago
          But that wouldn't account for almost 15GB difference between the 11" 64GB MBA int hat forum post, and the 13" 128GB MBA in the article.
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      • rayiner 14y ago