my parents in another town are thinking about buying an iPad. They will be using it for eMail, Web Browsing, Skype, Photo sharing (via internet) and basic tasks. I have never owned an iPad before and I do not really know how it is different from Mac as far as its limitation. Anyway, I think they will be more than pleased with this product and I think 64 gb is more than enough ?
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iPad Is 64 GB enough?
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for basic tasks, and simple things I would think 16 GB or maybe 32 to be safe, tbh.
My wife bought an iPad before I did, and her 32GB model ran out of space within a few days. She returned it and bought a 64GB model, and is doing fine with a lot of music, pics, and a small movie collection (the retina display looks better with larger movie files). I bought the 128GB version, and have close to 70GB of space used. Your parents might discover they like movies, and the 64GB will be much more useful should that occur. 
My wife bought an iPad before I did, and her 32GB model ran out of space within a few days. She returned it and bought a 64GB model, and is doing fine with a lot of music, pics, and a small movie collection (the retina display looks better with larger movie files). I bought the 128GB version, and have close to 70GB of space used. Your parents might discover they like movies, and the 64GB will be much more useful should that occur.
Thank you kindly, very helpful. And Thanks everybody. I will recommend them to go with the 64 GB.
Movies sounds great !
64GB is overkill for basic use. I think 32 is best I assumed your parents do not plan to download a lot of movies and music. Picture size is small so they will fit 32 better. I have over 187 pictures with 8GB. 
64GB is overkill for basic use. I think 32 is best I assumed your parents do not plan to download a lot of movies and music. Picture size is small so they will fit 32 better. I have over 187 pictures with 8GB.
So basic use for you means no video and less than 200 pictures?
Ok.
For me, basic use is video and pics. I'll take 200 pictures in one birthday party And I'm not a photographer I could use 512GB or 1TB. Maybe 2.
So basic use for you means no video and less than 200 pictures?
Ok.
For me, basic use is video and pics. I'll take 200 pictures in one birthday party And I'm not a photographer I could use 512GB or 1TB. Maybe 2.
I have no need for ripping DVD movie for iPad cuz captions are lost and I don't normally take picture with my iPad but I could upload it with over 6,000 pictures into my iPad.
If they going to install a lot of apps 32gb is the best way to go otherwise 16 is just fine if they don't plan to stare much music or videos at all. I have owned both a 16gb and a 32gb and had no issues on either I don't store more then a few songs and no moves manly apps. Only have a 32 because my 16gb was stolen and I was able to get a 32gb for the same price I was going to pay for a 16gb. I think in this case 64gb is way over kill.
Don't assume your needs/wants are universal. There are plenty of situations where streaming isn't practical or cost effective. Your inability to conceive of why anyone would need so much space doesn't mean that people don't need the space.
64GB is probably the best size since you don't have to worry about managing your content so much. Even with minimal use, apps are growing in size and a single app can be 1GB or more.
I am glad I have the 64 gig version.
My wife and I, both seniors, like to travel. I can load up books,music and movies ( for flights and to hook up to Tvs in hotel rooms or rented condos) and still have room to save raw images everynight.
My wife and I, both seniors, like to travel. I can load up books,music and movies ( for flights and to hook up to Tvs in hotel rooms or rented condos) and still have room to save raw images everynight.
Based on what you said, it seems like it depends entirely on how many photos they share in a span of a week. If they are photographers and have professional cameras, or even if they take a couple hundred pictures a day, then maybe the 64 GB won't be enough. If they only take several hundred photos every few months, then 64 GB will be more than enough.
From what I know, Skype, and web browsing don't take up too much space. Emails might, but that really depends on the person and the contents of the email.
64 GB is mainly for power users who enjoy HD videos, have a fairly large music collection, and play intensive games.
How much video (movies and TV) and audio (music) do you plan to store on it.
The biggest hog of memory is video. If you plan on storing a lot of video or doing a lot of gaming on it, then I would go for the 64GB.
The biggest hog of memory is video. If you plan on storing a lot of video or doing a lot of gaming on it, then I would go for the 64GB.
When I first got my 64GB 3rd gen iPad I thought 64 was overkill but now in hindsight it turned out to be the best decision.
We travel a lot and while traveling local Internet varies from almost unusable to very good, depending on where we are.
What I do before leaving is load the iPad up with some of my BR rips with subtitles (using the program Subler, a great program btw), movies are typically 1.5 to 2.5 GB each. So on the road we get to enjoy our movies without worrying about slow Internet or outrageous hotel movie prices (some are upwards of $20 each!). The 64GB has really come in handy.
We travel a lot and while traveling local Internet varies from almost unusable to very good, depending on where we are.
What I do before leaving is load the iPad up with some of my BR rips with subtitles (using the program Subler, a great program btw), movies are typically 1.5 to 2.5 GB each. So on the road we get to enjoy our movies without worrying about slow Internet or outrageous hotel movie prices (some are upwards of $20 each!). The 64GB has really come in handy.
I am not a power user - no music or movies, but I do have photos from my last trip. I just found where I can look up my usage in settings and find I have used up nearly half of my 64 GB.
Get the largest hard drive you can afford.
BTW - if your camera has an SD card, I would get the SD card reader kit for your iPad. While on vacation, you can copy your photos to your iPad in one simple step - the card reader goes into slot used to charge your iPad - the card goes into the reader - and the photos instantly transfer over.
After transfer, you will be asked whether you want to delete the photos from the card - don't. This is a great backup for your photos - just in case that media card glitches.
You can then separate the photos into folders so you can keep track of just where the photos were taken each day.
And it is so nice to be able to get a good look at your photos while on vacation - it helps you be a better photographer to see where you might improve your photos. You just can't see the detail when looking at your photos on your camera's screen.
Get the largest hard drive you can afford.
BTW - if your camera has an SD card, I would get the SD card reader kit for your iPad. While on vacation, you can copy your photos to your iPad in one simple step - the card reader goes into slot used to charge your iPad - the card goes into the reader - and the photos instantly transfer over.
After transfer, you will be asked whether you want to delete the photos from the card - don't. This is a great backup for your photos - just in case that media card glitches.
You can then separate the photos into folders so you can keep track of just where the photos were taken each day.
And it is so nice to be able to get a good look at your photos while on vacation - it helps you be a better photographer to see where you might improve your photos. You just can't see the detail when looking at your photos on your camera's screen.
Should be given the usage of it. However, some people over take photos or record video.