512GB ssd or 1TB ssd laptop?

[Elgauly]

I'm buying the new dell xps 15 9550 4k and I was wondering how much storage do I need, should I take the 512GB or the 1TB?
I'm CS student at university and I want to become a game developer.
generally, 512GB is enough?

 

[Hellfire13]

nobody can asses ur storage needs for u...that is something tht u have to decide based on ur consumption...
but generally speaking...at ur age, most people need a lot of storage for different purposes...for example, i need a lot of space for games exclusively...
having said that, u can also always add more storage externally...
and it is better to keep ur primary drive only for OS and other installations, unless u partition it...

in a nutshell...
if u use 512gb only for OS and installations, it is more than enuf...but if u include secondary storage in it, u might fall short in the long run...

 

[CountMike]

I would get SSD without any doubt as it's specially useful in laptops. You can always get an external storage disk later on.

 

[Elgauly]

I would get SSD without any doubt as it's specially useful in laptops. You can always get an external storage disk later on.

I was talking about 1TB SSD

 

[CountMike]

than 1TB one !!! Disks go by Murphy's law of warehousing: "If there's empty space, it will be filled".

 

[Elgauly]

than 1TB one !!! Disks go by Murphy's law of warehousing: "If there's empty space, it will be filled".

But the 1TB is 200$ more

 

[CountMike]

Oh, but you asked for opinion ! It will probably outlast laptop anyway, long term investing although they'll probably drop in prices for GB/$ to today's HDD level in couple of years. Decisions, decisions, whole life nothing but. 68 year old and still have to make them every day.
Seriously, what do you have now and is it enough ?

 

[Hellfire13]

than 1TB one !!! Disks go by Murphy's law of warehousing: "If there's empty space, it will be filled".

But the 1TB is 200$ more

go for 512...its gud enuf for now...u can add another 512ssd later on as an external...if u need...
and by that time...even prices may come down a bit...who knows...

 

[Elgauly]

than 1TB one !!! Disks go by Murphy's law of warehousing: "If there's empty space, it will be filled".

But the 1TB is 200$ more

go for 512...its gud enuf for now...u can add another 512ssd later on as an external...if u need...
and by that time...even prices may come down a bit...who knows...

will it be possible for me to replace the 512gb ssd with 1tb ssd later on?

 

[Hellfire13]

y wud u replace???
u can simply add another 512 gb or 1tb or watever u want...
unless u want it to be internal...
even thn u can add up...

 

[Elgauly]

y wud u replace???
u can simply add another 512 gb or 1tb or watever u want...
unless u want it to be internal...
even thn u can add up...

you right

 

[Hellfire13]

cheers mate