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

[exodiusprime]

“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…”

I mean... the site IS called MacRumors 🤔😜 Through postulation, anyone can assume tech is going to progress a certain way each year. Faster chips, more RAM, bigger storage, etc.

At this point, though, I'd prefer hearing from those with better track records but maybe the guy's right 🤷‍♂️ Maybe next year, the base model will be 512GB, but Apple HAS also kept to the low end of specs as long as possible (i.e. USB 2.0 transfer speeds on current phones, 8GB RAM on base-model "Pro" computers, etc)

 

[Radeon85]

Sounds about right as 2TB has been an option for a while on the iPad, iPad gets 4TB and the iPhone gets a bump to 2TB.

 

[fatTribble]

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?

I wouldn’t have any use for more than 2 TB at the moment, but a few years ago I wouldn’t have used more than 1 TB. In a few years I’ll definitely use the 4TB and be happy they offer it.

I want to record video in the highest resolution and frame rates that are reasonable. The sizes of videos will seem large now, but not in a few years.

 

[Rychiar]

I can’t even imagine paying the apple tax to put 4TB in a Mac Studio, where I really want the storage, let alone an iPad which is still a glorified toy or an accessory work device

 

[nathansz]

what are people storing on their iPads?

 

[picpicmac]

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

Musk to buy MacRumors for $1B, claims questionable rumor.

 

[iSayuSay]

For what most people are using iPad for (content consumption) I could just get the highest end OLED TV plugged into the newest Apple TV box and enjoy it to the fullest.

Has nothing against iPad, just got tired that Apple had promised this device as post-PC.

 

[newfoundglory]

I will be saying goodbye to my 1st gen iPad Pro, vintage November 2015.

A new iPad pro with the M3, 4 terabytes storage and 16GB ram (minimum) would basically place it in the same category as a current generation M2 Pro Mac. That's crazy, and more than capable of all sorts of video and graphics rendering capabilities.

It would be tempting to get a 4TB iPad thinking it would be future proof; I am personally surprised I never saw a more capable iPadOS in the 8 years I have had my 1st generation. I am certain it survived this long only because of its 4GB RAM.

 

[Zdigital2015]

I ended up buying an M1 12.9” iPad Pro with 1TB of storage from Best Buy on clearance for $1199.00 and just finished paying it off…I’m ambivalent as to whether I made the right decision given that iPadOS is still being artificially hamstrung in several key areas by Apple. My 2017 12.9” works well, but has started to show its age. Accepting that the iPad Pro can’t replace my M1 13” MacBook Pro took too long. That’s on me though.

 

[StoneJack]

I have 64 gb ipad mini 6 and with all apps i need i still have 30gb empty

 

[numa1000]

Upgrade from 2 TB to 4 TB will be around 500-800 EUR I think.
Then we are going to 3499 EUR

 

[VampyricGentleman]

Whilst it’s an unaffordable dream for me, my only observation is without work arounds there needs to be some way to back that sort of space up into iCloud.

I realise you can expand iCloud storage by a work around and you can buy extra storage for other cloud storage suppliers, unfortunately none of them integrate as well as iCloud does.

 

[pdaholic]

I ended up buying an M1 12.9” iPad Pro with 1TB of storage from Best Buy on clearance for $1199.00 and just finished paying it off…I’m ambivalent as to whether I made the right decision given that iPadOS is still being artificially hamstrung in several key areas by Apple. My 2017 12.9” works well, but has started to show its age. Accepting that the iPad Pro can’t replace my M1 13” MacBook Pro took too long. That’s on me though.

I’m gradually coming to the same conclusion after purchasing 4 iPads of different sizes and types in 5 years. I do love grabbing the iPad and doing some reading, but if I want to do something as simple as change a couple of file names and rearrange folders, it’s time to grab my MacBook.

 

[Yoms]

How can we not expect significant improvements to iPadOS 18 if a 4TB iPad Pro with 32GB of RAM indeed came to the market?

 

[zombierunner]

What good is 4tb when iCloud storage tops out at 2tb

 

[switz]

Have a home NAS with 40TB useable storage. So plenty of room for the output from various devices. I use iCloud for common storage access the network and away in another country.

 

[Sweet_Caroline]

4TB? Wow! More room for photos of my pets! I remember getting my 1st computer when I moved out on my own and it had a 40GB hard drive and I thought that was a lot.

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

His? Maybe hers 😂

 

[Rafterman]

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

Subjective. You can't use iCloud storage on a plane.

 

[Rafterman]

4TB? Wow! More room for photos of my pets! I remember getting my 1st computer when I moved out on my own and it had a 40GB hard drive and I thought that was a lot.


His? Maybe hers 😂

I come from the era where 10MB was revolutionary.

 

[FasterQuieter]

Why wouldn’t they? Pay $100 wholesale for the module and charge us schmucks $1500 for the upgrade.

 

[Sweet_Caroline]

I come from the era where 10MB was revolutionary.

My mom had an Apple IIc when I was a kid and I used it a lot. I loved that thing, and played so many games on it.

 

[svish]

An increase in base storage to 256 will be very good

 

[rubaxter]

I'll buy a new iPad Pro like this WHEN AND IF iOS updates actually makes it a better buy for convenience than a laptop.

I've got a Surface Pro that IS a desktop in tablet format, and on the convenience/gesture-drivien side my used iPad Pro is even now beyond my core use needs.

And, as I'm not in a niche market for these specs, I don't need an uber-tablet for Conspicuous Consumption purposes.

This goes far beyond 'future proofing', too, and moves into the area of having too much data on a device that is not really 'network ready' to dump/backup that data conveniently. That raises the hidden cost of a loss in the professional sphere.

Just hope Apple doesn't pursue dead-ends to the detriment of their actually 'future proofing' products, too.

 

[switz]

My first "big" hard drive was a 10 Mbyte drive with one fixed and one removable 17" platter. Each side was 2.5Mbyes and I thought I had the world of storage. The drive was 10.5" tall by 19" wide and about 30" long and weighed close to 130 pounds. It cost over $10,000 plus the controller for the DEC compatible computer box made by Heathkit. The 2.5 Mbyte size was the same size as the Digital Equipment Corp (DEC) 2.5 MB RK-05. The DEC RL-01 was 5 MB and the RL-02 was 10MB with the same diameter platters. These initially were also north of $10k drives.

The DEC PDP-11/38 had 256 Kbytes or ram. We ran 16 terminals, four parallel printers and had a 10,000 item inventory with point of sale software. The VT-100 terminals could switch between the Dibol language POS software, word processing and spreadsheets.

The last iteration of the dual sized DEC PDP-11 CPU card could support the dual sized 4 MBYTE memory card that cost $2,000. The 32Kbyte dual memory card was $2,000 and each doubling of size cost $2,000 64K - 128K - 256K - 512K - 1Mega byte - 2 MB - 4 MB. I used 2.5 MB of the 4 MB memory as the same size as the RK05 as the swap disc for compiling Dibol code. It was really fast.

The Seagate ST-05 was a 5 MB Winchester drive (non removable platter and sealed against dust) and was called a 5" hard drive. It was a sealed unit like the 3.5" drives of today. The drive cost $1,500 and the controller for my Heathkit computer cost $1,500.

We paid dearly for storage in the late 70s and early 80s.