OLED iPad Pro to Include 4TB Storage Option, Claims Questionable Rumor

[MacRumors]

Apple will offer next year's OLED iPad Pro models with a 4TB storage option, according to a new rumor coming out of Asia.

According to news aggregator account "yeux1122" on the Korean Naver blog (via @Tech_Reve), Apple will double the storage capacity of the next-generation iPad Pro models compared to its current 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, which both max out at 2TB of storage. The rumor is said to come from a parts company in Apple's supply chain, but otherwise no other information is given.

The Naver blog account has a mixed track record when it comes to accurate rumors, therefore we are filing this particular claim under "questionable." That said, the idea that Apple will up the storage for its next-generation iPad Pros is not out of the question. Apple first offered a 2TB storage option with the previous fifth-generation iPad Pro, but the current sixth-generation iPad Pro models additionally support ProRes video recording up to 4K at 30fps (1080p at 30fps on models with 128GB storage).

If Apple upped the max storage of its forthcoming OLED iPad Pro models to 4TB, it would likely also increase the base storage to 256GB to maintain five capacity categories, making all seventh-generation models capable of recording ProRes in 4K at 30fps.

It's also worth noting that iPad Pro RAM is variable based on storage capacity, so iPad Pro models with 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB of storage come with 8GB of RAM, while iPad Pro models with 1TB or 2TB of storage feature 16GB of RAM. Whether that means a 4TB iPad Pro would feature 24GB or 32GB of RAM is unknown, but not improbable.

As it stands, we're expecting to see the first OLED iPad Pro models in 2024, and Apple is rumored to be planning to start mass production at the beginning of 2024. The revamped iPad Pro models will be accompanied by a refreshed version of the Magic Keyboard that includes a larger trackpad and an aluminum top case to make the iPad Pro look more like a laptop than the current model.

The new iPad Pros will be the first major update to the product since 2018, adding the M3 Apple silicon chip, OLED displays, and slightly larger 11- and 13-inch size options.

Article Link: OLED iPad Pro to Include 4TB Storage Option, Claims Questionable Rumor

 

[mectojic]

Don't think we'd get a major redesign though. The current iPad Pro design is good enough. Maybe just moving the camera to the correct side.

 

[steve09090]

Why are there rumours where they even say "questionable" in the title on here? Throw enough darts, you might just hit the board?

 

[orbital~debris]

I'll take two! 🤑

 

[bhall110]

4tb in a tablet is crazy. It’s not for me but love to see the option is there.

 

[Rradcircless]

Heighten the walls and the dam will fill, but I don’t think many people are struggling to budget two terabytes, let alone four. In the future, sure, a user may have bigger apps, bigger files and more of them but four terabytes is a bit too much a bit too soon.

 

[RedTheReader]

The next step is to add a 4090’s worth of processing power but make sure iPadOS remains exactly the same.

The iPad is a joke machine.

 

[Coreymac84]

Just get a MacBook Pro. Financially this would make zero sense.

 

[WiiDSmoker]

4tb in a tablet is crazy. It’s not for me but love to see the option is there.

And Apple be like here’s $100 trade in value for it

 

[johnnytravels]

The next step is to add a 4090’s worth of processing power but make sure iPadOS remains exactly the same.

The iPad is a joke machine.

I agrees 100%
The moment all these hardware choices make sense is the moment the iPad can be operated like a Mac in terms of file system, app installation and multitasking. All that iPadOS is offering atm is crutches that one must be willing to accept as trade offs for touch interaction. I do not doubt that the iPad has professional use cases and that it can be made to fit into professional scenarios. But I also do not doubt that these scenarios do not shift enough units to a actually make this a viable business strategy in the long run.

I used to have students show up with these pro12 iPads and writing their papers with them. Back then it didn’t even have split screen and there’s still no proper citation management with easy cite as you write functionality because the writing apps are sandboxed as are the citation managers. They fumbled together their papers swiping between screens and wrote their bibliographies by hand and that’s what their papers looked like.

 

[Wokis]

Mine has 128GB

 

[syklee26]

4TB…. Finally someone can store all of his porn in his iPad

 

[fatTribble]

It makes sense to me that if iPhones go to 2 TB, the iPad Pro could go to 4 TB.
My 2 TB iPad Pro can still hold all of my photos and videos locally so I’m hoping to get a lot more use out of it.

 

[mcru21]

Was anyone asking for this?

 

[fatTribble]

Was anyone asking for this?

With 4K video becoming more common, storage gets eaten up quickly especially at higher frame rates

 

[Coreymac84]

With 4K video becoming more common, storage gets eaten up quickly especially at higher frame rates

Increasing iCloud storage makes far more sense than 2 grand on an iPad for local storage.

 

[MayaUser]

no OLED for the ipad pros...maybe for the ipad air

 

[fatTribble]

Increasing iCloud storage makes far more sense than 2 grand on an iPad for local storage.

I have 4TB iCloud but like to keep everything local. It’s too laggy sometimes just to view a Live Photo let alone a 4K video

 

[Mr. Dee]

My 2017 12.9 iPad Pro has 64 GB. My mistake at the time of purchase was sacrificing storage over cellular. It still has served me well.

 

[ELman]

Apple care will be $500 for this.

 

[dominiongamma]

Can’t imagine the cost for 4 TB on top of an OLED iPad price 😅

 

[Unregistered 4U]

“Wow, I’m seeing iPad rumors spread REALLY fast. What can I say that hasn’t been said? Maybe I can get some new followers…”

 

[switz]

Maybe 4TB would be necessary for the headset videos where 3D data may be part of the file??? 48MB photos do eat up more iPhone storage than 2 to 4 MB photos so the option for 2TB in the iPhone 14 Pro Max could be justified.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

With 4K video becoming more common, storage gets eaten up quickly especially at higher frame rates

I don't read much about 2TB iPad owners wishing there were a 4TB model? I wonder how many people actually use an iPad Pro that would need 4TB instead of just using a MacBook Pro to edit 4K video?

 

[Biro]

Huge leaps in storage options like this only make sense when viewed in the context of Apple needing a way to “differentiate” individual models in its product lineups. Especially if the company plans a big price hike - as with the iPhone Pros. It seems like I personally will be looking downmarket for my next Apple refresh cycle.