Debating as well. I have the 128GB iPad Air 2 and my cloud is on optimize for storage and I have 111GB of free space.
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32 or 128GB iPad Pro?
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I feel like a lot of businesses that use iPads have their employees on the move. One hand use is crucial. How easy is the pro to wield one handed with the other hand only used on the screen.
You know those really ugly, bulky mounted touch screen terminals that waiters and bartenders use to enter orders and process bills? Guess what they could be replaced with, and then think about how many restaurants there are in the world. For lots of business applications, anything over 32GB is overkill.
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I'd go 128 because I always like to have more storage than I need. If I transferred everything from my 64GB Air2 to a 32GB Pro I'd have about 11-12GB left, which isn't very much space going forward.
Honestly, I think giving the Pro a 32 base and scrapping the 64 is more insulting than 16GB iPhones.
64 would've been perfect.
Honestly, I think giving the Pro a 32 base and scrapping the 64 is more insulting than 16GB iPhones.
64 would've been perfect.
I got the 32 as I have an Air 2 with 128, and I have used almost nothing of that. When I bought the Mini 4 a couple of months back I went for the 16 and that has been fine.
The big advantage as I see it with the 128 is that it almost certainly going to have faster storage like the 128 iPhone 6S do. Has anyone seen any comparative benchmarks?
The big advantage as I see it with the 128 is that it almost certainly going to have faster storage like the 128 iPhone 6S do. Has anyone seen any comparative benchmarks?
Basically just going to be drawing and taking notes, so I'm going to try to go with the 32gb. Returns through January which is plenty of time to assess storage use.
Why does Apple always do this...first 16GB phones which are not enough and now 32GB on the iPad Pro. It's like they purposely make it difficult.
For the $799 price, you should get 64GB in my opinion, especially since they did away with the 32GB size on the other iPads and iPhones. It also would have been easier to have stayed with the consistent pricing -64GB $799, 128GB $899, 64GB Cellular $929, 128GB Cellular $1029.
For the $799 price, you should get 64GB in my opinion, especially since they did away with the 32GB size on the other iPads and iPhones. It also would have been easier to have stayed with the consistent pricing -64GB $799, 128GB $899, 64GB Cellular $929, 128GB Cellular $1029.
Easy.
Pay $899 for 32GB that will be useless in no time when you run out of storage.
Or, pay 19% more for 128GB that has more room for growth.
Or, don't reward Apple and, instead, tell them 32GB is BS and wait for them to correct it with 64GB base.
Pay $899 for 32GB that will be useless in no time when you run out of storage.
Or, pay 19% more for 128GB that has more room for growth.
Or, don't reward Apple and, instead, tell them 32GB is BS and wait for them to correct it with 64GB base.
Bingo. But that requires self-control.
It might not take years for the 32GB model to feel the squeeze. A few minor changes/tweaks to iOS and suddenly the iPad Pro can replace/supplement notebooks for a larger percentage of users. THEN that additional storage of the 128GB will be needed.
I'd say 32gb is plenty unless you plan to use it heavily to replace some work you might do on a laptop, I'm going for the 32gb as all I want is a media consumption device that i can enjoy movies and some gaming on around the house or at work, for any serious work I'll stick with my Mbp.
There seem to be a lot of people who don't recall the debate when Apple ditched DVD drives, and who are having trouble understanding where storage is going
Storing everything on your computer is dead. For many people, 32GB is plenty, and I'd venture to say that many, if not most, business users of the iPad Pro will find 32GB more than adequate.
Storing everything on your computer is dead. For many people, 32GB is plenty, and I'd venture to say that many, if not most, business users of the iPad Pro will find 32GB more than adequate.
I've always used a 16 gig. I'm on my 6th iPad. No problems at all. Now my phone ... Lots of pics, videos, etc. Is 128.
I've always bought the largest phone since the 4s.
I did get the 128 IPP though. Only because I wanted cellular and to be able to use Find My IPhone app
I've always bought the largest phone since the 4s.
I did get the 128 IPP though. Only because I wanted cellular and to be able to use Find My IPhone app
An iPad is a bit different from an iPhone, and with the aim of replacing a laptop (according to Tim Cook) 32 gb on a device like this simply isn't enough memory to make it useful. Apple know this, and based on their recent behaviour it will be EXACTLY why the base model has 32 gb instead of 64 gb.
It's yet another example of a semi-forced upgrade: you either get a paltry 32 gb, which will be barely enough memory for most people, or you get 128 gb, which is far more than what most people will ever use.
Apple has become very greedy in recent years, and while they may appear to be doing very well, their recent level of profit is actually a sign of a very serious problem; they are creating a classic boom / bust situation. Now I'm certainly not saying they are going to go out of business, because I don't believe that is true, but if they keep going like this, sooner or later the bubble is going to burst.
It's yet another example of a semi-forced upgrade: you either get a paltry 32 gb, which will be barely enough memory for most people, or you get 128 gb, which is far more than what most people will ever use.
Apple has become very greedy in recent years, and while they may appear to be doing very well, their recent level of profit is actually a sign of a very serious problem; they are creating a classic boom / bust situation. Now I'm certainly not saying they are going to go out of business, because I don't believe that is true, but if they keep going like this, sooner or later the bubble is going to burst.
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There's going to be plenty of people for whom 32GB is going to be enough especially for those that plan to use it as a consumption device or for a host of business scenarios where storage isn't an issue. However, if you do want it to be a laptop replacement then even 128GB would not be enough. Apple, like most companies, uses its 1st gen products to test the market.
If I bought one, I would get the 128GB wifi version.
However, for lay consumers, I think the 32GB versions would be sufficient as most people stream their content (think of it as a portable netflix machine at home), and thus the need of larger local storage may not be that crucial (32GB is still plenty to hold some games on it).
However, for lay consumers, I think the 32GB versions would be sufficient as most people stream their content (think of it as a portable netflix machine at home), and thus the need of larger local storage may not be that crucial (32GB is still plenty to hold some games on it).
Your first sentence is one of the few in this thread that makes sense.
As for the second, my work computer is a fully loaded current 27" iMac with 500GB of solid state storage.
None of my data is on the machine except temporarily. If I wasn't using large applications that aren't appropriate for an iPad Pro in the first place (Final Cut, Logic, Photoshop, etc), 32GB would be fine.
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This is the 16GB iPhone all over again (at least as far as upsells). That said, I think the 32GB may be popular older people who just want a bigger screen and don't use a lot of apps or download a bunch of videos. Given that the 32GB is the only one not selling out, though, makes me wonder if Apple overestimated demand for this model. I wonder if they would have been better off had they priced the base at $899 with 64GB, skipped the 128GB Wi-Fi model, and just had the 128GB Cellular at $1079.
You people just can't get out of your consumer mindset, can you.
The 32GB iPad Pro is placed to have huge take up in business.
I went 32GB, and will be completely content with it. I'm just stoked they didn't screw consumers by having a 16GB base model.
I have a 32 GB iPad Pro, although I'm currently debating whether not I should exchange it for the 128 GB version. I also have a 64 GB iPhone 6, and I am using 33 GB of space right now, and I feel that I carry everything that I need on my iPhone, so I see this as the absolute max that I need if I want everything I use day to day on a device. I won't need everything on my iPad however since I won't be using or needing access to all of my apps daily. I can already see on my iPhone freeing up 12GB of data from my music and photo collection with I won't need access to on the iPad.
Since my iPhone is my primary use device I feel that I need to have all of my apps and music library (7.5 GB of music) at all times. I'm subscribed to Apple music though so I don't think I need to store any music on my iPad, and I'm also now using Google photos which means I don't need to store my entire photo library on my iPad either because I can just access it over the Internet. Netflix allows me to stream video content. I feel that I will primarily be using the iPad for sketching and Photoshop work, so those are the only apps that will probably be living on my device. If I need other applications I can always just re-download them for the times that I foresee that I will be using them.
It would give me more peace of mind if the base model was 64 GB, but I also would love to save $150 for storage I probably won't use which I could apply to next year's new iPhone.
Since my iPhone is my primary use device I feel that I need to have all of my apps and music library (7.5 GB of music) at all times. I'm subscribed to Apple music though so I don't think I need to store any music on my iPad, and I'm also now using Google photos which means I don't need to store my entire photo library on my iPad either because I can just access it over the Internet. Netflix allows me to stream video content. I feel that I will primarily be using the iPad for sketching and Photoshop work, so those are the only apps that will probably be living on my device. If I need other applications I can always just re-download them for the times that I foresee that I will be using them.
It would give me more peace of mind if the base model was 64 GB, but I also would love to save $150 for storage I probably won't use which I could apply to next year's new iPhone.
Yes and no. Apple wouldn't have shipped a bunch of these to stores if they didn't think consumers would buy them. Remember, iOS devices are in enterprise mostly as a result of BYOD. Sure, restaurants and small businesses often use iPads as point of sale or display devices, but the 16GB Mini 2 handles that.
Some businesses will use 32GB iPad Pros, but if it is to be viable consumers will need to embrace it, too. Remember, Apple's entire enterprise sales for 2015 were about half a quarter of iPhone sales.