Streaming is not a serious solution with a data cap. I could easily fill a 128 with music and what not.
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Completely agree. Try streaming here in New Zealand with the pathetic 20GB caps. Additionally, the bandwidth isn't overly great either, which makes renting a HD movie on Apple TV a very painful experience.
Another thing is being on a plane - watched over 10 hours of movies between London and New Zeland - no streaming there (yet).
In UK there were huge reception gaps for 3G while traveling on a train.
I could easily fill up 128GB. Right now I have about 5 GB left on my 64GB version. I routinely use my iPad in my car as my music source since I have a car mount. All of my music is Apple Lossless so they are larger audio files and right now I sort of need to be selective. Additionally, i have tons of Cisco, Juniper, and general data and voice networking text books which also reside on my iPad. I keep all of my classswork and reading assignments on my IPad, too. In addition, I have close to 10 GB in apps alone which are mostly productive based and very few games.
I look forward to seeing what the iPad 2 offers. I will hold off on committing to getting one until I really see a benefit for the upgrades.
I can also see where one would not need to much hard drive space, but in my situation, more is better.
I look forward to seeing what the iPad 2 offers. I will hold off on committing to getting one until I really see a benefit for the upgrades.
I can also see where one would not need to much hard drive space, but in my situation, more is better.
Any capacity will never be enough. The more capacity you have, the more stuff you'll put in it, the even larger capacity you would want. I bought the 64GB iPad, and at first I thought well, that's plenty. Then I start putting more and more apps, and more and more movies, and it's filling up fairly quick. Sky's the limit I say. 
my itunes library clocks in at 1.9 tb right now. it was 1.72 when the ipad was released.
my guess is it'll be nearly a decade before the ipad catches up to my growing library.
my guess is it'll be nearly a decade before the ipad catches up to my growing library.
Yea, if they don't do it this year, they cererainly will next year (especially if we get that retina display)
That being said if we don't get 128GB with the iPad, I'm willing to bet we won't get a 64GB iPhone or a 128GB iPod touch this year either
That being said if we don't get 128GB with the iPad, I'm willing to bet we won't get a 64GB iPhone or a 128GB iPod touch this year either
Maybe, but I also have a GPS app.
It really blows everyone mind when they get in my car and I have my iPad hooked up.
Plus, why would I want to carry so many devices. I have a phone and iPad. I'm good to go.
The more space the better. I've been holding out on an ipod touch because they don't have enough storage for my taste. With an ipad, I don't want to have to pick and choose which movie I might feel like watching on a trip or something. Best to just have it all at my finger tips no matter what. If they offer a 128GB ipad at the current price point, I would probably go for that over a smaller one.
I'd say it is time to trim the fat away, you digital hoarder
You couldn't even watch / hear your content if you sat a whole year in front of that screen.
If I haven't listened to a particular band or seen a specific movie the last year, it gets the axe.
I'd say it is time to trim the fat away, you digital hoarder
You couldn't even watch / hear your content if you sat a whole year in front of that screen.
If I haven't listened to a particular band or seen a specific movie the last year, it gets the axe.
Can you please clarify this?
You mean, if you have not listened to the music tracks by a particular band, or watch one of your films within the past year, then you totally delete the data from all your equipment, so you would have to repurchase it if you wished to view/listen to it ever in the future?
Unless Apple gives us the ability to have files on the iPad, that amount of memory will be useless. I am hardly using what I got now. The ability to use a 32GB SD cards would be NICE
I have filled up a 64gb with music and movies. I had to delete my photos off since I wanted to get more of my kids and my videos on the iPad. Streaming is an option but it tends to be less than reliable. I used to have Airvideo working in my Mac Mini and was able to pull up videos on my iPad. For some reason now it doesn't work and I haven't had the time to figure out why. I would never plan to go on an extended trip with my kids and not have their videos on the iPad.
Although you get the general gist, you totally miss how my digitally purchased content can be downloaded again, for free.
So far it have worked great for me and I cannot think of a single movie or song I have missed because of it.
You, however, will have a hard argument convincing me that the person above purchased those nearly 2TB worth of music and movies in the above post.
Let's say for kicks that 500 GB of that is music and they are at a generous 5 MB per piece, that quickly equates to $50,000 worth of purchased songs from the likes of iTunes or Amazon. Who has that kind of disposable income
I could fill 512GB, but that's not the point. I don't need to carry every song, movie and music video I have on my iPad. I personally only need to carry what I may need until I get home to resync. I'm more than satisfied by 64GB.
Unless Apple gives us the ability to have files on the iPad, that amount of memory will be useless. I am hardly using what I got now. The ability to use a 32GB SD cards would be NICE
These things will, IMO, converge in the near-ish future (not sooner than next year). Apple will simplify the iPad lineup with 2 model options. Storage will only be offered in 64Gb. The options will be cell (4G, or perhaps both) and the SD slot, each for about the same premium. The slot will provide unlimited storage as well as the all important potential for physical security (critical data in your shirt pocket when the iPad is stolen).
At any given time, 64Gb is way more'n plenty: if you can carry selective additional content in the extremely compact SD format for use as needed, why would you want more?
Although you get the general gist, you totally miss how my digitally purchased content can be downloaded again, for free.
So far it have worked great for me and I cannot think of a single movie or song I have missed because of it.
You, however, will have a hard argument convincing me that the person above purchased those nearly 2TB worth of music and movies in the above post.
Let's say for kicks that 500 GB of that is music and they are at a generous 5 MB per piece, that quickly equates to $50,000 worth of purchased songs from the likes of iTunes or Amazon. Who has that kind of disposable income
You do a lot of assuming. I have a Drobo with all my digital content on it and it's easily more than 2TB. I've been accumulating vinyl records since the mid-70's and CDs since the format started. I've ripped nearly everything to digital over the years. Similarly, all my DVDs are ripped and stored in original format and as i-device compatible. The DVDs are about 8GB each and with digital that's nearly 10GB per title or 1TB per 100 DVDs. And I have many hundreds of DVDs.
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When they make a 1TB iPad, I'm getting it. As long as size/weight are not significantly compromised, I could never have too much space. In the meantime, I'll make due with 128GB.
You must like to HoardWhen they make a 1TB iPad, I'm getting it. As long as size/weight are not significantly compromised, I could never have too much space. In the meantime, I'll make due with 128GB.
Let's say for kicks that 500 GB of that is music and they are at a generous 5 MB per piece, that quickly equates to $50,000 worth of purchased songs from the likes of iTunes or Amazon. Who has that kind of disposable income
Some of us old-timers have hundreds and hundreds of CDs purchased over the past 30 years. Import all that material in a high-bitrate format and you'll max out your devices in a hurry.
128GB is not necessary and it is going to be overkill for a lot of people. Flash memory costs a lot of money and no, apple won't do 128GB storage this year. I don't even think they will do it next year. I have 16GB iPad now, and I feel that I need a more space like 32GB, so I will probably go to 32GB with iPad 3, but I don't need 128GB storage anytime soon.
How much are you all willing to pay for that anyway? Apple charges 200 dollars extra to go from 64GB storage to 128GB storage in MBA 11.6 inch. No way, apple will allow 128GB storage. That's more storage available on some of the MBA 11.6
How much are you all willing to pay for that anyway? Apple charges 200 dollars extra to go from 64GB storage to 128GB storage in MBA 11.6 inch. No way, apple will allow 128GB storage. That's more storage available on some of the MBA 11.6
Maybe, but I also have a GPS app.
It really blows everyone mind when they get in my car and I have my iPad hooked up.
Plus, why would I want to carry so many devices. I have a phone and iPad. I'm good to go.
Because what makes better iPod, an iPod or an iPad running an iPod app? iPod fits it your pocket or the center console of your car. (Which is where the input jacks are located on 2010 Mustangs). It would also allow you to free up storage on your iPad.
GPS- Well I could have spent $130 for a GPS iPad (I don't care about 3G) and $50 for the TomTom App. Instead I got. $100 TomTom1 (for free with wife's safety points from her work, TomTom has also recently reduced the price to $75), that can be hooked up to the computer, and have free add ons installed. So now when I am going to approach a red light camera, an alarm goes off, and I check me speed. So IMO TomTom is a better and less costly GPS unit than the iPad.
But here's the kicker. If I have the iPad in my car, I can use the GPS and iPod, if someone else wants to watch a movie or play Angry Birds they can. So can I, if I am not the one driving.
I don't share my iPad that is why my wife has her own.
Also, I'll just leave it at "opinions differ."