Apple to Launch 128 GB iPad on February 5 for $799/$929

syd430 said:

This doesn't look good for an early release of the 5th Generation

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Are you really that surprised ?

Mobster1983 said:

About damn time. Maybe now I can actually out everything I want to on my iPad.

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Agree - I have a 16 GB iPad 2 and I'm shuffling apps on and off fairly frequently.

SimonTheSoundMa said:

Why more expensive?

Moore's Law and also price per gigabyte has dropped by 50% in the last 12 months shold mean the 128GB should be cheaper than the 64GB retina model when it launched.

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No, you need to apply Apple's Law not Moore's Law

Storage gets cheaper and cheaper, and yet Apple keeps their prices the same year after year

dissdnt said:

Is this a reaction to Surface being released?

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I wouldn't doubt it. I'm amazed it's taken Apple this long to offer a 128 gb version. The chips are cheap enough that they couldn't have added that much cost to the manufacturing. I wonder if the extra storage takes up much more room? Apple's so obsessed with thin, maybe they had to reconfigure the circuit board.

JaySoul said:

About time.

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That's what I said

But the price....wow, better get another revenue stream lol.

Stega87 said:

From 16GB to 32GB = 16GB --> 100$
From 32GB to 64GB = 32GB --> 100$
From 64GB to 128GB = 64GB --> 100$

Now i am thinking 100$ for 16GB more is a little bit overpriced

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Just goes to show that cost and price are unrelated.

srxtr said:

Storage gets cheaper and cheaper, and yet Apple keeps their prices the same year after year

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I think once the iPad 5 comes out (Spring? Fall?) you'll see another shift down in price points. This is really just a minor spec bump / mid-product cycle refresh to squeeze out a few extra dollars.

Cant believe people are complaining already about this meaning their won't be an early iPad 5 release.. They just released the iPad 4 a couple months ago!! And it hasn't even been a year since the iPad 3 came out. Seriously people settle down.

srxtr said:

Storage gets cheaper and cheaper, and yet Apple keeps their prices the same year after year

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Great business eh!

Will be skipping this. I can buy a decent laptop with that money.

I was hoping ipad mini would come out but it looks like a new ipad mini wont be coming out until fall.

Milk the herd!

Without memory expansion options, every such move will be looked at as path-breaking launches from Apple.

My precious!

KanosWRX said:

Cant believe people are complaining already about this meaning their won't be an early iPad 5 release.. They just released the iPad 4 a couple months ago!! And it hasn't even been a year since the iPad 3 came out. Seriously people settle down.

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You know 'logic' and 'rational' is not the way the local forum peeps do things around here

They don't take too kindly to those types round here..

Rudy69 said:

I'm guessing/hoping the iPad5 will start at 32GB and the prices will shift down by $100

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I'm thinking we'll see this in 8 to 16 months time. For me, 64GB ensures I can bring a healthy supply of movies and TV shows to my girlfriend's place whereas 32GB limits my selection when bringing HD video (and my entire music library).

KanosWRX said:

Cant believe people are complaining already about this meaning their won't be an early iPad 5 release.. They just released the iPad 4 a couple months ago!! And it hasn't even been a year since the iPad 3 came out. Seriously people settle down.

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The ipad 4 was a useless update. Apple should have just waited until march to release a proper ipad 4 and ipad mini.

They should at least roll out a retina mini

dissdnt said:

Is this a reaction to Surface being released?

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Yes, Apple is doing everything possible to thwart Surface acceptance.

SimonTheSoundMa said:

Why more expensive?

Moore's Law and also price per gigabyte has dropped by 50% in the last 12 months should mean the 128GB should be cheaper than the 64GB retina model when it launched.

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Because people will pay for it anyway. You can't upgrade the storage, so this is just a super easy way to make tons of profit.

16GB iPad is pretty useless even for a none power user. 8GB iPod is similar too.

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16GB is plenty for many. If you just use it for web browsing, you won't need much local storage. Same applies if you get your content from the cloud (e.g. Spotify, Netflix).

going this way we'll probably have a 499$ 128 gb iPod Touch

r2shyyou said:

Something from Apple is overpriced??

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Quote from the last Town Hall meeting:
"Making new products that customers love is the priority. Revenue and share price is just a by-product of Apple’s efforts."

They don't want to make money

Maybe it's just me, but I'm not too keen on Apple releasing their entire product line in one sitting. It looks like EVERYTHING in Apples line up will get released in the fall again.

I think the days of the 16 GB are numbered. Too small for our new content world.

I don't know. $929 is pretty steep for an iPad unless - without a doubt - you're going to use it a lot and in lieu of any other device.

Especially since you can get an entry level MacBook Air for $999

DDaddyx2 said:

Disappointing. I had hopes the next iPad would come with 32/64/128gb starting at $499. You can buy a 16gb microsd card for $10 and 32gb for $25.

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Yeah, same.

SimonTheSoundMa said:

16GB iPad is pretty useless even for a none power user. 8GB iPod is similar too.

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Hellhammer said:

16GB is plenty for many. If you just use it for web browsing, you won't need much local storage. Same applies if you get your content from the cloud (e.g. Spotify, Netflix).

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Precisely. I have a 16GB iPad 3 and I am totally happy with it.