I think this is in Evernote's commercial interests.
(I too have a Macbook with SSD)
choices are:
60Mb free
1Gb Plus
10Gb premium
with tools like PDFPenpro I can search anyway
I'm not a big fan of context
- If I can't manage what I store where - must I cut back? - If I cut back why not downgrade my plan...
it'll save money, whilst I evaluate the alternatives