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iPad mini 4 Storage Options
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My personal rule of thumb is 64GB minimum on any Apple device I own. Apps will continue to grow, update files grow, picture quality will increase...64GB just seems to future proof things for the time being. I tend to be a file hoarder sometimes or just the comfort of having the files I need on the device in hand. To each it's own, however Apple's iCloud storage options aren't that bad for file storage if you have a 16GB device.
When the 128GB storage option was announced for the iPhone 6 Plus, that was all I needed to hear.
When the 128GB storage option was announced for the iPhone 6 Plus, that was all I needed to hear.
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I got the 16 and by the time I left the store already started guessing. I had the 16 ipad mini 2 and then got the 32 cause it wasn't enough and just wished they would already drop the 16 option and start at 32. Anyway I thought I'd test the mini 4 16 and then return if needed a larger storage but then decided I'm not even gonna do that and drove back to pick up the 64. It gives me a piece of mind to know I have more than enough space to download whatever I want. So I guess if you can spend extra 100 then do that
I do have the 50gb additional cloud storage however that space is also used between my other devices as well..you hit it on the head about future proofing as I have been able to slide by with 16gb in the past but I think I'm going to go return and purchase the 64gb as iPi plan to keep for a few years.
i had a 32 mini and it was always near capacity.... I would have to delete stuff often...
I went with the 64 and hope I'm ok with that... I did go back and forth over which one to buy before ultimately decided that twice as much was a good jump!
that said... I would never buy a 16GB (I have a 128 phone and ordered 128 again in the S version)
I went with the 64 and hope I'm ok with that... I did go back and forth over which one to buy before ultimately decided that twice as much was a good jump!
that said... I would never buy a 16GB (I have a 128 phone and ordered 128 again in the S version)
Wow that is plenty content and available space, nice! I'll stick to just getting the 64gb on the mini but I have my 6s+ on the way with 128gb that should serve me better on that device.
It was at 11.4 or so if I remember correctly. Yea that's not going to work for me
I dithered on this. I have 64GB on my iPad 3, and have 10 GB free. But I figured over the next several years, my usage would grow. So 128GB.
I totally agree. It's probably a bigger issue with the iPhones because people tend to use them more than iPads for video and still photos, which can eat up storage very quickly at a time and place where you can't quickly or economically off-load your videos or photos. Even so, just the OS and a reasonable number of apps can go a long way toward filling a 16GB device.
I'm happy with 32GB on my Mini 2, but I have almost no media stored on it. My Air 2 is 64GB, which I think is a good number for normal use.
I have NO problems whatsoever with the 16GB Mini 4. I have just installed everything I'll need, and still have 8GB left. No need for music on the device, as I always use Spotify. Generally I use a lot of cloud services that offloads the need for space..
Have everything I need like:
- Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Textastic
- Working Copy
- Dropbox
- Spotify, Netflix
- Facebook + Messenger
- Trello
- 1Password
- Adobe Acrobat
- Google Maps
- FotMob
- Banking apps
It more than fulfills my need.
Have everything I need like:
- Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Textastic
- Working Copy
- Dropbox
- Spotify, Netflix
- Facebook + Messenger
- Trello
- 1Password
- Adobe Acrobat
- Google Maps
- FotMob
- Banking apps
It more than fulfills my need.