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iPad 16gb iPads
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It would be nice if 32GB became the standard, but I don't see it happening next go round.
The industry and competition would really have to push them into doing that. They love capitalizing on 'storage inflation.'
The industry and competition would really have to push them into doing that. They love capitalizing on 'storage inflation.'
16GB was doable in the iPad 2 back in 2011
16GB in 2013 with an iPad Retina (whether it's the 3 or 4) is joke. charging a $100 premium per storage upgrade is an absolute joke. but let's face it - we all deal with it and end up paying for it. mehhh
i have an iPad 3, 64GB LTE refurb for $679.
16GB in 2013 with an iPad Retina (whether it's the 3 or 4) is joke. charging a $100 premium per storage upgrade is an absolute joke. but let's face it - we all deal with it and end up paying for it. mehhh
i have an iPad 3, 64GB LTE refurb for $679.
would it be cooler? yes.
Would it happen? NO. As long as people still buy the 16GB iPad, apple is going to keep milking it.
No I don't see them dropping the 16g. For folks like me who don't need much local storage its perfect. Its enough to store a ton of pictures but then we have icloud for that. I stream all my video content so....Meh no need for all that. Music, well thats in my phone. 16s are all good for me...
16gb should be dropped.
They have been offering it for 2-3+ years now and charging the same price. So you're telling me that the price of storage hasn't dropped in the past 2-3 years? Give me a break.
Yes I understand they could of used that savings for other components but with the amount of content available to ipad users it need to be 32-64-128 with pricing being around the same.
They have been offering it for 2-3+ years now and charging the same price. So you're telling me that the price of storage hasn't dropped in the past 2-3 years? Give me a break.
Yes I understand they could of used that savings for other components but with the amount of content available to ipad users it need to be 32-64-128 with pricing being around the same.
Yeah, that's true. With HD content eating up at least 1GB for a 1 hour TV show, it's ridiculous that price hasn't gone down. I understand retina is probably more expensive to make, but come on.
I do the same, and with 30 or 40 page PDFs, it's not a big deal to do a quick download from dropbox into whatever app I'm using.
But try downloading a 4GB movie. It will take you as long to download it as it will to watch it.
I got the same exact model brand new a few weeks ago for $490
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I don't buy into the entire streaming, cloud thing. Yes I use the cloud and love it but when it comes right down to it, I prefer local storage. On my mobile devices I don't really need that much unless I'll be traveling but on my main desktop, I need 1TB minimum. Laptops don't really need much either but when I need to pull up something I need it now. I don't want to and often can't wait for it to download or stream. Some documents are vital and I have to have them on local storage for quick access and when I don't have a connection which can often be the case depending on where I am.
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Apps have only gotten bigger and bigger as they take advantage of newer features such as Retina resolution, with some games over an entire gigabyte. I can't honestly recommend a 16 GB device, be it iPhone or iPad, to anyone who does anything beyond listening to music, web browsing, checking emails, and video streaming. If you intend to do any amount of gaming on a device, 32 GB should be the absolute base.
I wish they would, but I doubt they'll drop it. There are some people who don't need much storage
Apple has doubled the minimum storage size of the iPhone twice over the years, so doing so with the iPad would not be uncharacteristic. I actually believe they will rather than have 4 storage sizes and thus 8 models of each of the next generation of iPad model.
Apple did not realize apps size are getting bigger and apps for retina are away bigger 16GB is not enough space for those apps. I am happy with 32GB iPad 
I'm glad I decided to cough up for the 64GB back when I bought the 3 at launch.
I never need to worry about space.
I never need to worry about space.
Those who are only going to use it for web browsing (and keeping a few games and movies on it) won't need more than 16 gigs. I have a 16 GB iPad 2 and it's enough for me since I can manage the space (at the moment). But when I upgrade to either 4 or 5, I'll get one with no less than 32 GB, and probably the 64 GB, even.
The worst is when you have made a strong effort to stretch down to 16 GB - and the moment you connect to iTunes the first time, it turns out that it's actually only 14 GB. And you know you can't just swap out the storage media later, the way you can with a Mac.
The worst is when you have made a strong effort to stretch down to 16 GB - and the moment you connect to iTunes the first time, it turns out that it's actually only 14 GB. And you know you can't just swap out the storage media later, the way you can with a Mac.