Haha -- the real answer is that I just want all these files at my beck and
call. I do have a small personal cloud at one place, but the response is
too slow to be useful, even when using it as a NAS. So -- I just wanna. We
have a couple of homes, and we travel a lot (or we did and -- Bug willing
-- will again), so I would "rather not" haul around NAS devices or external
drives.
On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 1:34 PM Eric Selje <e...@saltydogllc.com> wrote:
> Why do you need 4TB of local storage? I'm doing as much as I can to go the
> other way now - keeping as much as possible on my Synology NAS so I can
> access it from any device. That may be your constraint.
>
> The new MacBook Airs with M1 are amazingly fast, but I don't think large
> screens are available yet.
>
> Eric
>
> On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 11:58 AM Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) <
> foxh...@information-architecture.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi, All -- -
> >
> > Long time, etc. ;-) Been over 5 years of official retirement (actual a
> bit
> > less). Still watch the list for nostalgia, but I have nothing useful to
> > contribute (OK -- all at once: "As usual!")
> >
> > Question for Ed and the Mac-tolerant: My mid-2014 MacBook is tired and
> > literally falling apart. I want to modernize a bit ("Oh! to have a
> battery
> > last more than 30 minutes..."). New MacBook with a big drive is $4-$5,000
> > depending on the drive. My criteria are:
> >
> > 1. I really don't need big power any more -- I surf and do the occasional
> > audio/video/image editing. What power I have is enough.
> >
> > 2. I want mega-storage. A 4TB drive or more would be the best.
> (Currently I
> > have a have an external drive literally Velcro'ed to the underside.) I
> > could add an internal one, but most of the laptop-size internal drives
> seem
> > to be targeted at NAS systems (https://tinyurl.com/y2hh3qhz). I am too
> far
> > out of the hardware loop to comprehend why a NAS-targeted drive is
> > different or wouldn't work in a laptop.
> >
> > 3. I still want a big screen -- a combination of preference and old eyes.
> >
> > 4. Happy for a refurb. or whatever if the source is reputable. I can
> > replace the drive (if #2).
> >
> > 5. Yes, it is possible that I would go back to the Windows or Linux
> > universes, but for now I want to stay the course (I use Parallels to do
> > Windows/Linux).
> >
> > 6. I need to stay mobile -- we move around quite a bit.
> >
> > Recommendations? Half-baked ideas?
> >
> > Warmest regards to all -- still grateful after all these years for your
> > camaraderie and generosity. (Special shout-out to wOOdy, harking back to
> > the CompuServe days.)
> >
> > Ken Kix
> >
> >
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