Yes it would be nice if they had more storage. But they dont. I mean as you see above the guy wants to install 25 games on his iPad. That is cool. Some of us dont need that. My 16gb iphone works just fine. I have iCloud photo optimization working and it works great.
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32GB iPad Pro Owners - Thoughts?
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I have a 128Gb Air 2 that I plan on using alongside the iPad Pro. I'm hoping to use the iPad Pro strictly for work and streaming but leave the multimedia on the Air 2.
On the Pro I was planning to instal mainly iWorks and Adobe apps.
Would the 32Gb Pro still work for me? Does the Air 2 and the Pro work very well together or do you find yourself ignoring the Air 2 in favour of the Pro?
On the Pro I was planning to instal mainly iWorks and Adobe apps.
Would the 32Gb Pro still work for me? Does the Air 2 and the Pro work very well together or do you find yourself ignoring the Air 2 in favour of the Pro?
silverblack
macrumors 68030
I have 3 reasons to buy the 32GB model:
1. Not interested in games. I watch movies, and use a wireless 2TB drive when I travel for everyone's iPads in the family.
2. I use it for work, and mainly deal with .pdf, .pptx, .docx files over Dropbox. I'll never be close to filling up the 20 some GB available with these files.
3. This is a gen 1 device. I fully intend to upgrade as soon as a new model comes out.
1. Not interested in games. I watch movies, and use a wireless 2TB drive when I travel for everyone's iPads in the family.
2. I use it for work, and mainly deal with .pdf, .pptx, .docx files over Dropbox. I'll never be close to filling up the 20 some GB available with these files.
3. This is a gen 1 device. I fully intend to upgrade as soon as a new model comes out.
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silverblack
macrumors 68030
Wrong. Your experience of playing your favourite, most demanding games on a 128GB will be no different than on a 32GB.
Not like driving an underpowered sport car at all.
A 64 GB would have been perfect for me, I would have made a 32GB work, but I wanted LTE. I think Apple should of offered the cellular model in the 32 and 128GB models.
Zuri Sebastianski
macrumors newbie
My first iPad - love it! I use mainly for drawing with the pencil. But it comes in handy for many other things. 32 is big enough for me, less is more. I must say when you plug the pencil into the iPad, this is the strangest thing I have ever seen from Apple. It's ridiculous really. Other than that very happy.
bufffilm
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A better analogy about 32/128gb size would be to say: would you live in a one bedroom apartment or a suite?
for some, the 32gig is fine...use icloud/dropbox/etc to stream/manage their stuff. me, i'd rather get the 128gb and not have to worry with that stuff. plus, i would own this for many years so the extra cost is not a big deal.
ps. there might not be a iPP2 until 2017, so if you opt for the 32gb model that you've really thought it thru.
for some, the 32gig is fine...use icloud/dropbox/etc to stream/manage their stuff. me, i'd rather get the 128gb and not have to worry with that stuff. plus, i would own this for many years so the extra cost is not a big deal.
ps. there might not be a iPP2 until 2017, so if you opt for the 32gb model that you've really thought it thru.
bmustaf
macrumors 6502a
I bought the 32GB thinking it'd be enough (I have a 128GB iPhone and use a lot of the space). That was dumb.
Just installing the productivity apps and a bit of data for them I'm running out and "the cloud" isn't an acceptable answer for me. 32GB will go back and I'll get a 128GB.
Just a standard suite of productivity, reading, and a few video apps and the 32GB is gone, forget about actual data!
Just installing the productivity apps and a bit of data for them I'm running out and "the cloud" isn't an acceptable answer for me. 32GB will go back and I'll get a 128GB.
Just a standard suite of productivity, reading, and a few video apps and the 32GB is gone, forget about actual data!
ZBoater
macrumors G3
That's nice.
These type of analogies are not meant to be taken LITERALLY.
And yes, the experience will be different when I have to remove games from my iPad to fit new ones because I run out of space.
So, you see, it is YOU who is WRONG..... 😛
ChinaRye
macrumors 6502
The intelligence of some people on this forum is laughable. How does the experience of playing a game on the iPad compare with deleting games on the iPad?
lparsons21
macrumors 6502
For me the 32Gb is more than good enough. I'm fully 'clouded' and save very little data locally except on a backup drive that is external to everything. But then I don't have a lot of photos and seldom do video on the iPad.
nightcap965
macrumors 6502a
I've never regretted maxing out memory / storage on Apple devices. I have a lot of friends who have lived to regret buying the bottom tier model.
I'm always surrounded by WiFi, though, so no need for LTE.
I'm always surrounded by WiFi, though, so no need for LTE.
Most people probably debate between 128GB WiFi vs 128GB WiFi+LTE, or... 32GB WiFi vs 128GB WiFi.
I actually find it funny that the OP completely missed a LARGE segment of IPP owners. A lot of us have 128GB WiFi (only) models.
I actually find it funny that the OP completely missed a LARGE segment of IPP owners. A lot of us have 128GB WiFi (only) models.
silverblack
macrumors 68030
But the WHOLE point is that there are people who will never be closed to filling the 32GB model. To these people, their experience will not be in any way improved by going to the 128GB model. This very point argues against your analogy of a Corvette with 4-cylinder engine vs. 12- or whatever many there are.
Some analogies are not meant to be taken literally. But a "4-cylinder Corvette" to me means a worthless POS. Therefore I have to disagree with this analogy wholeheartedly.
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Davefevs
macrumors regular
Simple for me.....£120 difference that I didn't want to pay.
I have a 16gb IPad, that is close to max storage but that's because I've allowed myself to become ill disciplined with my photos.
I've started putting them all on one drive, but haven't taken them off iPad yet. I'd probably have only used 10/11gb otherwise.
I play music through my iPhone, so no need to store music on IPP either.
Will load up MS Office apps, but again files will be in Cloud, and not heavy user anyway.
I have a 16gb IPad, that is close to max storage but that's because I've allowed myself to become ill disciplined with my photos.
I've started putting them all on one drive, but haven't taken them off iPad yet. I'd probably have only used 10/11gb otherwise.
I play music through my iPhone, so no need to store music on IPP either.
Will load up MS Office apps, but again files will be in Cloud, and not heavy user anyway.
Rob.G
macrumors 6502a
Here's my take... Apple knows that 32 gig is ridiculous on this, which is why they offered it plus 128. The idea is to swap people to spend more on the 128. And for those who still insist on the 32, they will realize that it's too small and then get a 128, whether the current one, or the next one (iPad Pro 2).
I think a 64 gig model would have been ideal, but from a profit standpoint, Apple obviously decided to push people towards 128. I bet that chip tech is advancing enough that the profit difference between 32 and 64 is negligible, and making a 32 pushes people to the 128.
I think a 64 gig model would have been ideal, but from a profit standpoint, Apple obviously decided to push people towards 128. I bet that chip tech is advancing enough that the profit difference between 32 and 64 is negligible, and making a 32 pushes people to the 128.
I have to partially agree I truly think that there is a market for the people that do not want to have 128g of data. I am a 128 owner and couldn't fathom a 32g iPad PRO much less a iPhone.
Rob.G
macrumors 6502a
I don't either. I have about 8 gig worth of my favorite music that I keep on my phone, but that's it. The plans for my IPP's space will be lots and lots of topographical maps. Since mine will be the cellular model, and therefore will have a GPS built in, I can take it on trips with me and be able to see, in far better detail than on my phone, where I am and what's around me.
I have to learn how to use the cloud more efficiently. I would like to know that no matter the physical limitation of my device i have limitless storage without it.
I agree, Apple should have started with 64 GB. If they had that option, I would have bought it. My needs are probably just a little bit over what 32 GB offers, unfortunately.
ZBoater
macrumors G3
You won't need 32GB of space. Until you do. Then you'll be selling it to buy the bigger one.
Cloud shloud. There is only so much the cloud can do these days.
They need to sell a 2TB iPad. There's plenty of space in there for all that chip goodness.
And yes, having to delete games from your iPad to fit other games sucks big time.
Cloud shloud. There is only so much the cloud can do these days.
They need to sell a 2TB iPad. There's plenty of space in there for all that chip goodness.
And yes, having to delete games from your iPad to fit other games sucks big time.
I don't forsee my usuage changing at all, why would I need more storage? I'm not saying 32 gig is for everyone, in my case it works fine.