1000GB SSD MacBook Pro - Quick Question

[organworthyplayer337]

Hello everyone,

Does anyone know if Apple makes/made a 16" MacBook Pro with 1000GB SSD? I am looking into purchasing a new MacBook for music production and there is one for sale that has 1000GB, but I've never seen apple offer that size. I've seen 32, 64, 512, 1TB, 2TB etc. but 1000GB seems odd.

I am a skeptical person, but I just thought I would ask around

I apologize if this is a dumb question to ask, this is my first time purchasing an MacBook Pro,

Thanks!

 

[AceOfBassFace]

1000 GB = 1TB

 

[AceOfBassFace]

I gotta add this - be alert when buying macbooks used - there's a common scam where you buy an 'unopened box' macbook pro, and inside there's no mac, only a brick or something to make it seem like it has some weight. Don't buy it unless you can see the actual computer boot up.

 

[Tosh]

"The 16-inch MacBook Pro has up to 8TB of SSD storage — the most available in any notebook."
MacBook Pro 16-inch

My advice - don't get a big internal drive. Invest in RAM instead of SSD. I use a 256 GB SSD and 8GB RAM (wish I'd bought 16GB RAM instead). I save all of my projects onto an external drive. This practice really saved my bacon when an older computer I had was destroyed in a crash. Because I had all my work on an external drive, the only loss was the laptop.

 

[DigitalMan]

Hello everyone,

Does anyone know if Apple makes/made a 16" MacBook Pro with 1000GB SSD? I am looking into purchasing a new MacBook for music production and there is one for sale that has 1000GB, but I've never seen apple offer that size. I've seen 32, 64, 512, 1TB, 2TB etc. but 1000GB seems odd.

I am a skeptical person, but I just thought I would ask around

I apologize if this is a dumb question to ask, this is my first time purchasing an MacBook Pro,

Thanks!

Where do you see it posted for sale?

1000GB is an unusual way of expressing 1TB. When I see strange verbiage or grammar I become suspicious until I know more about the source.

 

[organworthyplayer337]

Where do you see it posted for sale?

1000GB is an unusual way of expressing 1TB. When I see strange verbiage or grammar I become suspicious until I know more about the source.

It was posted on a site called "Back Market". The site has good reviews.

Either way, I decided to go with a refurbished MBP from the Apple Store just to be safe. Ended up with features that fit my uses better anyway

 

[organworthyplayer337]

"The 16-inch MacBook Pro has up to 8TB of SSD storage — the most available in any notebook."
MacBook Pro 16-inch

My advice - don't get a big internal drive. Invest in RAM instead of SSD. I use a 256 GB SSD and 8GB RAM (wish I'd bought 16GB RAM instead). I save all of my projects onto an external drive. This practice really saved my bacon when an older computer I had was destroyed in a crash. Because I had all my work on an external drive, the only loss was the laptop.

That exactly what I did; went for more RAM and less SSD. I usually use an external drive for projects, samples, mixes/files, etc. so I will continue that practice. I've gotten by over the years with half the amount of SSD so I'll be fine.

I've heard horror stories from others about not using an external drive. Seems like an accident happened to just about every musician/producer I know. You don't have to tell me twice

 

[Geri O]

I went with a 1tb drive in my new 16” MBP, but I still use external SSDs for music production work.

 

[David Vector]

Rather than counting on an external (vs. internal) hard drive to offer extra protection against data loss, it's a much better idea to be diligent about doing backups - and backing up to more than once place. Preferably including offsite backups for important projects, like uploading backups to a cloud space and keeping a set of physical backup media stored outside your house.

 

[Geri O]

Rather than counting on an external (vs. internal) hard drive to offer extra protection against data loss, it's a much better idea to be diligent about doing backups - and backing up to more than once place. Preferably including offsite backups for important projects, like uploading backups to a cloud space and keeping a set of physical backup media stored outside your house.

Of course.

My use of external drives is a portability thing. I work at a couple of facilities and home. Backups (my projects) are done to Dropbox and a 4-TB drive that stays at home.