Would you go 64gb again?

[Fuzzy.Dunlop]

64 is nice to have esp when travelling, for e.g on a recent trip I had seasons 1+2 of game of thrones in 720p, 20 720p BR Rips, 2,500 HQ MP3's leaving 18gb for apps and stuff accumulated whilst away

And to above Netflix is a worldwide app, it just change content according to which country you're in (if they have netflix), failing that get a VPN, i use tunnel bear for switching between the US/UK stores

 

[Apple...]

Music? Movies?

I just don't understand how someone could have this much...I only have about 500 songs in my library right now...and I usually only rent movies, not buy them.

 

[dmccloud]

If they release a 128GB model with the next version, then I'd consider ditching my 64gb iPad. But I would not drop to a lower capacity.

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I just don't understand how someone could have this much...I only have about 500 songs in my library right now...and I usually only rent movies, not buy them.

Only 500 songs? I have over 14,000 in my library, and that doesn't even include movies, TV Shows, and podcasts I have downloaded/purchased over time...

 

[plucky duck]

A 16GB iPad suits me fine as I rarely travel. Even then I could always bring a 32/64GB SDHC with me and store my media on there and manage my medias that way. With dropbox I have relied less on local storage and more on the cloud, and when there's no cloud there's my memory card. Cheap solution to a rare rare problem of mine.

 

[treyjustice]

I finally have a 64gb and love not having to worry about running out of space from photos or apps

 

[Lindsford]

Up until this weekend I had a 16GB which was perfect in theory of I mostly stream (Netflix, Pandora, Spotify, etc) After discovering how fast HD episodes I want to keep on storage filled up the space as well as recorded 1080P videos I decided to spring for a 32GB ($599). While browsing at Best Buy I discovered a 64GB open box for ($629) $30 more for double the storage, Also had a $25 Giftcard that's been collecting dust since I never shop there I decided to spring for the 64GB. So far so good. In my case the 32GB would probably work just fine but who wouldn't spring for double the storage for $30?

 

[kazmac]

32gb is fine

I constantly add/delete from mine, so 32gb is just fine.

Besides, the 64gb is only $150 shy of a introductory MBA, if you don't count applecare etc., so not worth it.

If I continue with an iPad in the future, I won't change the storage size unless my design studies warrant that change.

 

[Apple...]

If they release a 128GB model with the next version, then I'd consider ditching my 64gb iPad. But I would not drop to a lower capacity.

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Only 500 songs? I have over 14,000 in my library, and that doesn't even include movies, TV Shows, and podcasts I have downloaded/purchased over time...

How can you possibly remember them all? Let alone have time to listen to all of them?

 

[bembol]

No. 32GB is more than enough and I have a lot of/watch Videos.

My first purchases were all 64GB (iPad, PlayBook) but when I sold it and later re-purchased them. I bought 32GB.

I only got the 64GB iPhone 4S because for the price I paid for it, I couldn't risk passing it up waiting for 32GB to show up at kijiji.

My Samsung Galaxy Note LTE has only 16GB and I'm fine with it.

 

[iEvolution]

For what the iPad can do the current capacities really suck especially with the retina display, I got a 64GB 3rd gen and if I wanted to do what I wanted to do, I'd easily exceed the pathetic 64GB if I could do what I want.

Which is, hold (almost) everything I have and then not have to worry about syncing off and on.

The iPad is an incredible device that needs to be set free. With file formats ever increasing in size, 128GB is OVERDUE.

The 16GB shouldn't even exist in my opinion, like I've said before that is the nano's capacity and it can only do 1/8th of what the iPad can do.

Apple hasn't offered a capacity update for any iOS/iPod device since Sept. 2009 so its been 3 years since the introduction of a 64GB model, I don't know how or why the 128GB has not been introduced yet.

I fear that the iCloud service is interfering with local storage updates.

 

[mofunk]

I would consider bumping up to 64GB because these Apps are huge. Having a 32GB, I have to be selective on what I download.

 

[chickenwingfly]

How can you possibly remember them all? Let alone have time to listen to all of them?

14.000 songs, at 5 minutes average equals 70000 minutes.

Now say you work 8 hours a day, and listen to music just 4 of them (let's just pretend you don't listen to them at home, at the bus/car, at the weekends, at nights, and so on).

So it's 4 hours = 240 mins / day = 1200 mins / week = 4800 mins / month.

So 70.000 mins worth of music = 14 months, and considering you take a vacation of 2 months per year where you don't listen to music, then you'd have 1.5 years worth of listening.

67.2 years being the average life expectancy for humans, let's say you started listening to music at 30 and you spent 7.2 years out in the wild living with a solar rechargeable flashlight and a pair of socks, then you had 30 years worth of listening, which is 15 times worth of listening to dmccloud's library, which is quite enough, right?

Now seriously speaking, most songs are 3 mins, you listen to songs since you are 12, you take 1 month vacations and on boring work days you listen 6 or 7 hours straight and on weekends you can spare 3 or 4 hours more.

Just baffles me everytime somebody asks me that question "OMG!!! Why do you have so much music??", well because I love music, I love rock and most of its sub genres and I can't stand just listening to every artist's couple single hits on the radio, I need to listen to the whole discography to get a real feel.

As for the original question, I'd get the 512 GB if it was available and costed NO more than 1200 USD

And it's just not music, I have 18 or 20 Gbs worth of apps and now start counting the podcasts and videos and iTunes U and Magazine subscriptions (average 120 MB per issue) and then you no longer wonder why 16 GB is so little.

Now, I understand most people can live happily with 16 GBs because they only have a couple "best hits" albums that they call their "music collection", they don't know what a podcast (let alone a VIDEO podcast) is, they use a couple note taking and reminder apps and let's call it a day.
As for me, I'm certainly NOT most people and sometimes 64 GB feels like too little.

 

[JMG]

For what the iPad can do the current capacities really suck especially with the retina display, I got a 64GB 3rd gen and if I wanted to do what I wanted to do, I'd easily exceed the pathetic 64GB if I could do what I want.

Which is, hold (almost) everything I have and then not have to worry about syncing off and on.

You are the minority, not the norm. You still bought it didn't you? They got your business, despite what you wanted, all without having to eat production costs of a 128gb model. Additionally, I believe the 16 and 32gb models are selling quite nicely.

The iPad is an incredible device that needs to be set free. With file formats ever increasing in size, 128GB is OVERDUE.

The 16GB shouldn't even exist in my opinion, like I've said before that is the nano's capacity and it can only do 1/8th of what the iPad can do.

Again, there are a couple million people who chose the 16gb who would disagree with you.

Also, to state that capacity is directly related to usability is misguided. It makes me wonder how old you are... so how old are you?

Apple hasn't offered a capacity update for any iOS/iPod device since Sept. 2009 so its been 3 years since the introduction of a 64GB model, I don't know how or why the 128GB has not been introduced yet.

Price and a good business model. A 128gb would be cost prohibitive for too many consumers. The lower sales of this model would eat into profits.

I fear that the iCloud service is interfering with local storage updates.

The price of memory capacity is interfering with local storage updates more than anything. Again, it's cost prohibitive.

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they don't know what a podcast (let alone a VIDEO podcast) is

In all fairness, I usually delete the podcast once I listen to it unless its something I would like to go back to, but that is rare. I know that a 2 hr podcast takes up more space than a song, but a song you keep, a podcast you delete unless you are the type who really needs to collect things. Even things they don't need anymore. There are other, less attractive words for it.

 

[chickenwingfly]

In all fairness, I usually delete the podcast once I listen to it unless its something I would like to go back to, but that is rare. I know that a 2 hr podcast takes up more space than a song, but a song you keep, a podcast you delete unless you are the type who really needs to collect things. Even things they don't need anymore. There are other, less attractive words for it.

In all fairness, I also delete podcasts once listened /viewed (and I knew someone would quote me on that part).
But just saying, in regards to the "16 GB is so worthless" comment, that 16 GB is what 95% of the human population needs, anyway.
Some people I bet my life on it won't even know the difference between 16 GB and 32 GB so they just go and buy "an iPad". Just like the people that have computer problems and then you ask them "what is your video card" and answer back "Oh.. and nVidia"... "yeahhh.. but nVidia WHAT".. ." Oh.. 512 something I think"... "nevermind....".
So the real low end models are the shiz. As a matter of fact a friend of mine who wants the 32 GB version is having a hard time as the only distributor down here will only carry 16 GB models and 1 or 2 32 GB models every once in a full moon (which tells a lot about the biggest seller).

BUT, then saying 64 GB is cumbersome or too much... well, that's what my other answer was for.

 

[iEvolution]

[You are the minority, not the norm. You still bought it didn't you? They got your business, despite what you wanted, all without having to eat production costs of a 128gb model. Additionally, I believe the 16 and 32gb models are selling quite nicely.

Certainly doesn't appear that way with the 64GB model being the top seller.
http://ipadnewshub.com/2011/05/the-best-selling-ipad-is-the-64gb-3g-ipad-2-says-context/
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/05/apples-tablet-share-drops-80-percent-quarter-report
...this was back with the iPad 2, the demand for more space is probably even higher now.


Again, there are a couple million people who chose the 16gb who would disagree with you. Didn't say the 16GB model doesn't sell, in fact its fine for those who use it as a portable internet device but with HD movies at ~1GB a piece and Retina optimized applications requiring more space, the iPad would fill up fast.

Also, to state that capacity is directly related to usability is misguided. It makes me wonder how old you are... so how old are you?


Not quite sure what my age has to do with this topic and yes capacity is definitely related to usability. If you don't have enough space to fit all the stuff you want then you'll have to spend time picking and choosing what you want and don't want.

Price and a good business model. A 128gb would be cost prohibitive for too many consumers. The lower sales of this model would eat into profits.

It should be fitting in where the 64GB price is at, 16GB should be discontinued and replaced with the 32GB at the same price points. NAND prices HAVE dropped in the last 3 years.



The price of memory capacity is interfering with local storage updates more than anything. Again, it's cost prohibitive.


No its not, its been three years and memory prices have come down quite a bit, enough where the 128GB capacity should fit what the 64GB capacity sold for in 2009.. It is not cost prohibitive, it is smart marketing. Restricting capacity makes iCloud more desirable as well as gives them a larger profit margin (selling less for more).

 

[jojoba]

I went from a 16GB iPad2 to a 64 IPad 3gen.

I was doing fine with 16GB, but upgraded partially because everyone said the apps would get bigger, and partially because I wanted to have more photos on there. I mainly use Spotify for music and stream movies, so that's not an a factor for me. I carry a huge research library around with me, though, which is continuously expanding.

At the moment, I'm thinking I could have been fine with 32, but then I want to really keep this for a while (rather than upgrading every year), so I still don't really know whether I'll need all my storage. I generally like to manage what I have on there (and on my laptops) rather than store lots of stuff that I never use.

 

[ChrisTX]

Once I tried installing a few app updates on my 32GB iPhone 4 and was notified that I didn't have any more room. I then realized I needed to upgrade to 64GB on my iPad. No regrets as I can easily fill the space with music and movies. Some people just tend to have more media I suppose. I guess it's good to have the flexibility for those of us that need it.

 

[Southern Dad]

I equate computer storage to closet space. No matter how much you have you will find a way to use it. That said, when I bought my iPad I went all out and got a 64 GB, 3G + WiFi. The best they offered.

My decision to drop down to a cheaper model when I purchase the 3rd Generation will be determined by a completely different factor. When I shell out $847 for a piece of computer equipment the last thing I want to find out is that in less than two years the maker is no longer go to provide updates for it.

 

[ChrisTX]

When I shell out $847 for a piece of computer equipment the last thing I want to find out is that in less than two years the maker is no longer go to provide updates for it.

Technology evolves fast, and it seems like the mobile/tablet sector moves even faster. I understand your frustration, but unfortunately that's the name of Apples game. At least they tend to support their devices a little longer than Google does with Android. It will be interesting to see how Microsoft handles this. However keep in mind that the size of the HD, and 3G connectivity are for the most part(aside from the move to LTE) are the only constants in the iPad. Things like resolution with the retina display, and processor speed will change how the software interacts with the device. As long as those keep improving certain functionality unfortunately will be left out of older devices.

 

[Southern Dad]

Chris, all that may but knowing that going forward I'll still buy a new iPad but it won't be the top of the line, most expensive model they offer. Since, I can now anticipate that they will quit supporting whatever iPad 3rd Generation model that I purchase in two years why should I spend $800? I can simply but a $500 one and use the remainder toward my next upgrade in less than two years.

 

[Piggie]

If they release a 128GB model with the next version, then I'd consider ditching my 64gb iPad. But I would not drop to a lower capacity.

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Only 500 songs? I have over 14,000 in my library, and that doesn't even include movies, TV Shows, and podcasts I have downloaded/purchased over time...

I probably have coming on towards 20,000 songs

Collected over many many many years.

Let's put it this way, even the top iPad would not hold my MP3 collection, let alone video files.

That's why we have hard drives folks.

I would agree with an earlier comment. By now Apple should have doubled the sizeof all iPads.
We still have the same memory sizes we had on the 1st model.

We should be at 32, 64, 128 now

Then in another few years move to 64, 128, 256

I know people are going to say, whine whine, cloud cloud etc, but we're a LONG way from that being practical for many people and the sizes of files we are talking about.

 

[gpat]

64GB was probably too much for most until the iPad 2, but with the 3 I'd say it's just about right. 32 is the bare minimum, and 16 is dismal unless all you want is a Facebook machine.

 

[Piggie]

64GB was probably too much for most until the iPad 2, but with the 3 I'd say it's just about right. 32 is the bare minimum, and 16 is dismal unless all you want is a Facebook machine.

Given the screen rez (larger file sizes) I'm actually surprised Apple did not hike up the ram to match.
As I said elsewhere, I think the iPad 3 was just a "tech experiment" to get THAT SCREEN into the device.

The iPad 4 will be the real iPad3.

 

[JMG]

[You are the minority, not the norm. You still bought it didn't you? They got your business, despite what you wanted, all without having to eat production costs of a 128gb model. Additionally, I believe the 16 and 32gb models are selling quite nicely.

Certainly doesn't appear that way with the 64GB model being the top seller.
http://ipadnewshub.com/2011/05/the-best-selling-ipad-is-the-64gb-3g-ipad-2-says-context/
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/05/apples-tablet-share-drops-80-percent-quarter-report
...this was back with the iPad 2, the demand for more space is probably even higher now.


Again, there are a couple million people who chose the 16gb who would disagree with you. Didn't say the 16GB model doesn't sell, in fact its fine for those who use it as a portable internet device but with HD movies at ~1GB a piece and Retina optimized applications requiring more space, the iPad would fill up fast.

Also, to state that capacity is directly related to usability is misguided. It makes me wonder how old you are... so how old are you?


Not quite sure what my age has to do with this topic and yes capacity is definitely related to usability. If you don't have enough space to fit all the stuff you want then you'll have to spend time picking and choosing what you want and don't want.

Price and a good business model. A 128gb would be cost prohibitive for too many consumers. The lower sales of this model would eat into profits.

It should be fitting in where the 64GB price is at, 16GB should be discontinued and replaced with the 32GB at the same price points. NAND prices HAVE dropped in the last 3 years.



The price of memory capacity is interfering with local storage updates more than anything. Again, it's cost prohibitive.


No its not, its been three years and memory prices have come down quite a bit, enough where the 128GB capacity should fit what the 64GB capacity sold for in 2009.. It is not cost prohibitive, it is smart marketing. Restricting capacity makes iCloud more desirable as well as gives them a larger profit margin (selling less for more).

The high sales share of the 64gb indicates how popular that capacity is, not necessarily what the potential demand for a bigger capacity at a higher price would be. While it could be possible the majority of consumers want more due to the high sales of the highest capacity model, it's not a direct indication.

The fact that a cheaper 16gb model exists and sells quite well indicates that it is a viable entry level model.

I believe the next iPad ad even iPhone will indeed have a larger capacity, but I'll have to disagree that a 128gb version should have been sold is 2009.

 

[dancj]

The fact that a cheaper 16gb model exists and sells quite well indicates that it is a viable entry level model.

Or that people don't realise what size they need. For all we know, most of those peek with 16gb iPads might be cursing the tiny size of their devices.

So far I'm okay with a 64gb iPad. By the next model it's definitely time for a 128gb model. If I actually used my iPad for music I'd want that now.