I'm not seeing a need on the iPad, but on the iPhone 128GB would be great. As it is, as the SGSIII can do 80 or 96GB depending on model (with Micro SD card added).
iCloud, Dropbox, SugarSync, ect...
are you using more than 60Gb? I just don't see the market asking for 128Gb
128Gb NAND module. In other words, 16GB.
Notice the date on that? End of September 2012. It's an eMMC product just now launching in a 128GB capacity. It uses eight 64Gb NAND layers (8GB each) and wouldn't have been an option for any currently shipping product.
Again, gigabit, not gigabyte.
Not in a monolithic solution. The original poster is correct that there are no single modules larger than 32GB (256Gb) on the market now--I'm not even sure that there are any that aren't in fact 2x128Gb modules. Nearly all products above 16GB capacity are just sandwiches of smaller capacity modules.I think it may be harder to find some NAND manufacturer that is NOT making NAND greater than 32GB.
Available every where? No.
As fast as local storage? No.
Reliable speeds? No.
Free to use? No.
Cloud is crap and is only suitable as a backup option, we are far away from cloud becoming just as reliable and cheap as local storage. With wireless providers trying to nickel and dime their members we aren't going to be there any time soon.
You want to know what has happened between 2009, when 64gb was introduced and now? Retina doubled apps, iTunes went 256kbps audio and high definition video has flourished.
Yet we are still at capacities suited for small apps, 128kbps music and standard definition video.
Streaming. I have lte and don't even fill 3-4 gb on a ipad anymore.
good for you. now try stream content to your device when you're in the subway. yeah, good luck with that.
it is actually more economical from a dollars & cents POV, to buy more storage upfront.
Wasn't there already an iPod with 128GB at some point? That was a few years ago if IIRC.
16 is fine unless you are on the subway for a significant percentage of your day, even then, books are small.
And storage makes no sense. So I have 64 gb on the ipad, great, I have 4tb of content, it's still a tiny fraction.
when people talk about cloud and streaming content, they generally mean video, audio, etc. content that takes up storage and which is usually only desired for a very short term. ebooks are generally downloaded once and kept on the device on a much longer basis. not really a valid comparative case usage.
one of the main points of why streaming is attractive for people is that the content is not kept on the device so they think they can go with smaller storage. the point that i'm emphasizing is that there can be a significant long-term cost associated with cloud.
try streaming a movie from your 4TB of content over a shared wifi connection at whatever hotel or inn you're staying at if you're on vacation. generally, it's gonna suck.
Neither the infrastructure or cost structure is even close to matching the benefits of local storage. If you go to few, very specific places with excellent coverage, it might be approaching tolerable. If you travel a lot to a variety of places, pfft.
Disregarding cost, until I can watch the equivalent of a 42 minute, 1.5gb mkv flawlessly and everywhere, local storage absolutely trounces streaming. Again, some people are clearly satisfied with sd and/or low bitrates, and buffering, which is fine. Not me, distinctly retrograde and a waste of gorgeous displays we have on devices these days.
Wasn't there already an iPod with 128GB at some point? That was a few years ago if IIRC.
I have never had issues. Maybe it's the hotels you are staying at.
Point is that the idea of carrying content around with you is dying. Data isn't that expensive and I would much rather have the thousands of titles on Hulu and Netflix at my fingers rather than the handful of videos I thought to bring with me.
I stream my music at high quality and stream HD video.
And for movies, I rent them through iTunes, not sure where you are getting your MKV files from
And if I'm going to work where I don't have a signal I think ahead and have my music and podcasts saved offline.
Anyway, it works for me and i'd happily buy an 8GB iPad.
Which is great... Until the company decides you can't watch <insert movie here>.
streaming gives power to these companies rather than the consumer, it allows them to manipulate what you can and cannot watch as well as prices and service availability.
Security is another issue, what if that important document you needed for work got deleted from the server because the company was hacked? You're SOL.
How about an access fee for when you are out of state? Like a ATM?
Point is, cloud as a primary storage solution is an absolutely terrible idea. Great for backups but I would definitely not want to live in a world where my data access is controlled by multi-million/billion dollar mega corporations.
Been waiting/hoping/praying for 128GB iPad/iPhone for awhile. I'm down to 4.5 GB of space on my iPad 32GB and 3.8GB on my 64GB iPhone 5. I'm a soldier who frequently travels to remote and obscure locations for training exercises (just got back from Fort Polk where my Sprint iPhone received zero service) so relying on the Cloud isn't an option for me.
DAMN..what do you have stored on that?