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Is it always best to buy the most storage? 16 and 64GB would be too small for my needs - thank you.
If you can afford it, yes. You think you might not need the storage, and when something comes up to make you realize you need more, then you are hosed as you can't add more storage after the fact. While you can have too little storage, their is no such thing as having too much.
It depends on what you need. I have the 128GB version and for me anything smaller would be pointless. However for some people 128GB would be a complete waste of money as they don't need all of that space. I know some people who can get by with just 16GB of space.
My iPP was covered by an expense account, and I could easily choose the 128GB. But I will end up never fill it more than 20GB in the next year or so until the iPP 2 is released. Then I'll sell or give it away. I don't see any reason to spend (waste) the extra $ that will never benefit me in any way.
Generally speaking, my rule of thumb is... if you plan on keeping your iPad for the long haul (3-4 years) then spring for the most storage that you can afford. If you plan on keeping it for only 1-2 years, then get the lowest storage. If you are the type that will try to resell your iPad to get a new one, you'll find that the lower capacity iPads lose less value (percentage-wise) than the the higher capacity models.
It doesn't fit everyone's situations, but I have found it helpful.
It doesn't fit everyone's situations, but I have found it helpful.