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iPad Is 128GB Too Much???

Depends on your uses. If you will keep a lot of movies or videos on it, then no it is not overkill. If you are just doing web browsing and such, then yes it is overkill.
 
I would get it if I could afford it. Imsticking with 64gb but have to move stuff around to put movies on.
 
With all the stuff in the cloud these days, pulled down to your device whenever you want it, rather than needing to go to your computer to sync again, 128GB may be more than you need (I'd hesitate to call anything "too much"), if you've got wifi wherever you are. In a couple years, though, with a lot of apps taking advantage of the graphics power and so on, who knows? If you don't have a million apps, and you don't watch that much video content, 64 GB may be enough for the life of the device, but you really have to figure that out for yourself.
 
Using iCloud away from wifi can consume a significant amount of data. The extra cost for 128GB, amortized over 2 years, for example, is less per month than bumping up to the next tier data plan.

So nope.
 
ZBoater said:
This. Where's my 1TB option?
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It's ridiculous that Apple still hasn't unveiled a 1024GB iPad Mini Pro Ultra Retina with 5G LTE-A. :D

Seriously though OP, if you have to think about it, get the 128GB. Only thing keeping me at 64GB is if it only has 1GB of ram. I'll probably need to upgrade sooner then. If you need it to last you for a few years then 128GB will probably be the best bet. Also if you're planning on using your iPad to load photos or something like that. I'm wanting a bigger iPad to load photos in the field into the new Lightroom for iPad app that Adobe is working on. So I'm wanting to keep at least 30-50GB free most of the time.
 
Think this will be the first one I get that is 16gb, mainly using it for comics and mags that I import from drop box don't need a huge amount of space, won't be playing music or bids much and when I do I usually stream thru plex
 
damonbus said:
I'm debating between the 64GB and 128GB, is the 128GB just overkill?
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As others have said, it depends. For example: If you plan on using it as a djaying rig, then 128GB is probably a necessity.

When I was looking to buy an iPad4 6 months ago, I was debating between the 64GB and 128GB models. I ultimately settled for the 64GB primarily because of the cumulative effect of the price increases from one capacity to the next.

It's all fun and games until an iPad costs $800. :)

If the iPad was more capable of doing serious work, I would have no problem justifying the extra $100. But there's a point of diminishing returns. I've owned a 32GB iPad1 and 32GB iPad2 and they were fine but I could see myself needing more space if I were to keep an iPad more than 2 years.
 
I bought a 128GB ipad 4, because I wanted a lot of music on it, as well as movies. I have a lot of movies on my 64GB Mini, but a retina display looks better with HD movies. I have a 2009 Star Trek video on my Mini that's less than 1GB, but have the same movie in 4GB on my iPad 4. While the larger file doesn't look much better at all on the Mini, the smaller file is clearly not as good with retina. If price isn't a problem and you like movies, get all the storage you can. ;)
 
not much in term of storage if you really need it, the issue comes down to money
 
When I bought my Centris 650 eons ago I thought the 80MB HD would last forever! Before I sold it I was running everything off a Zip drive.

All that being said, you will run out of storage one day. Not everything is cloud based. As others have stated, buy what you can afford.
 
I'm a the same stage with my 64gb as I was with my first 16gb

That is: deleting stuff constantly (that I don't want to) to make room

Not a pleasant way to function.

Point is: No
 
I got 64 on my iphone now and used up 62 or so, so I would love to have a 128 option. I just wish they got them with 802.11ac. Why no ac? I couldn't care less about the finger print sensor, but no ac, come on!
 
Depending upon the usage it's honestly not alot at all. If I didn't have Dropbox I would have to have at least a 32GB, but since I do I only vouch for the 16GB.
 
I've been considering this. 16GB is definitely too little, I've learned that the hard way over the last year. 32GB is pretty comfy on the iPhone for me because I don't play games on it and I wipe the camera roll when it starts getting insane, but that isn't how I use an iPad. 64GB is probably the reasonable amount for an iPad. Enough to be comfortable, but not so much that you let it get out of hand accumulating a bunch of junk you never actually use. 128GB seems like the way to go if you're using it as a laptop replacement.
 
I tend to be a space hog on my computers, but I typically don't have an issue filling up my ipad/iphone even though I use my ipad as my primary machine (with a logitech keyboard). The reason is I don't have a lot of music/videos on it. With an iOS device your primary space is usually music/video. Calculate how much of this stuff you'll need to store fulltime on it, and you'll have your answer. For me, a 32GB model is fine, but I only have a couple gig of music and no video. Previously I had a 64 gig model and only bought the 32gig this past device due to how "I" use the device. It's all about you man. :)
 
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