11-30-2009, 11:50 AM
I always, always expand my boot drive because that's what gets backed up routinely (hourly via Time Machine and twice daily via SuperDuper). I wouldn't trust my photos, especially, to an external drive that I would have to wind up wondering, "when was the last time I backed that up?"
As ridiculously cheap as replacement HDs are these days, it'd be relatively painless to get (a) a replacement internal drive and (b) an external backup drive. (Regardless of your upgrade path, BACK UP YOUR DATA as soon as possible.)
Post the info on your particular MBP model (year, etc.) so we can help you figure out what you're able to get. (i.e., if you can afford it, get the biggest HD you can put in there -- because when might you say "no, I don't need extra storage space..." (and upgrade the RAM as long as you have it open))
As ridiculously cheap as replacement HDs are these days, it'd be relatively painless to get (a) a replacement internal drive and (b) an external backup drive. (Regardless of your upgrade path, BACK UP YOUR DATA as soon as possible.)
Post the info on your particular MBP model (year, etc.) so we can help you figure out what you're able to get. (i.e., if you can afford it, get the biggest HD you can put in there -- because when might you say "no, I don't need extra storage space..." (and upgrade the RAM as long as you have it open))