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Worth to Upgrade 32GB to 64GB?

I was all set to buy the 32GB 3G iPad yesterday. While I was waiting in line at the Apple Store, the Apple people came around handing out voucher cards to the people in line, when he came up to me, I ask for a 32GB voucher card, and then also asked for a 64GB model card, just in case. I'm glad I did.

While standing in line (about 120 people in front of me) gave me a lot of time to think and it seemed most of the people around me either where getting the 16GB model or 64GB. 2 hours later, as I about to finally enter the store, I changed my mind and figured for $100 more, it be worth to double the storage from 32 to 64. I figured that as more iPad apps come out, they'll be bigger and take up more space.
 
Streaming video is limited solution . . . but here's how to choose size.

I've looked at this question, too -- 16 vs 32 vs 64. Have finally concluded (based on testing) that:

1. If you plan to use your ipad primarily for streaming and web browsing and apps and ebooks, then 16gb version is more than adequate. Will hold lots of pictures and apps and some music (not a ton).

2. If you plan to do everything in number 1 above but also store your music library, then you need 32gb version.

3. If you plan to be a video file storer -- either downloaded itunes movies or your own converted videos -- then you need the 64 gb version. The 32 gb fills up quickly on videos (HD videos from Itunes are usually 3-4gb per movie, and so on).

There was a comment made in a previous post about getting the 16gb version and using an app to stream it. That doesn't help if you aren't somewhere on network to stream when you want to watch. If you plan to use it on airplanes for movie watching or music listening, then streaming is not a real solution. (Also, streaming generally doesn't work for drm protected files -- such as itune videos. Apple's purchase of lala had many hoping that they would roll out a real streaming option for itunes libraries, but they just announced that they are discontinuing lala (maybe they will bring out itunes libraries that work in the mobile me cloud in the future, but not on short term horizon).)

Hope this helps.
 
Point #2 depends on the size of your music collection. Mine is more than 32gb, and the 32gb iPad's true factory capacity is about 29gb, so I couldn't even fit all of my music on the 32gb iPad ... let alone anything else.

I'd say in general, it's a question of whether you want (say) 0 movies or 5 movies or 15 movies on your iPad. That's what's going to eat the space.

64gb can't hold everything you'd ever dream of holding, it just holds more than the other options. If your goal is to load every DVD you own digitally, none of the models will do that unless you have a tiny collection. So it's mostly a sliding scale about how much you plan to rely on streaming. Secondarily, how many of your songs you want to load.

I got the 32gb model. I loaded 575 pictures (natively 5mp), about 900 songs at 256kb/sec, half a dozen short videos I took with my camera, and two movies I bought from the iTunes store. So far, I've used 10.1gb and have 18.9gb remaining.
 
I have a 175GB iTunes library. For the past two years I have used a 16GB iPhone, a 16GB iPod nano, a 4GB iPod shuffle and a 160GB iPod classic. The iPod classic I mostly only take to friend's houses and on long road trips (However, the iPod has refused to work lately). I have gotten by just fine.

I have a plethora of smart playlists as well as some manually managed lists that keep my iPods full of music I want to listen to and it keeps a fair amount of free space on each.

What exactly is your work flow to putting content onto your iPad and why do you need so much space?
 
mntentman said:
Why don't people think about this stuff BEFORE they buy?
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Because the product creates a need within them. Not the other way round as in sane people.

(Caveat: We are all crazy and throw logic out the window for something or another)
 
It's also important to consider if you plan on selling it for rev b. This was the case for me, and figured it would bring me in about $50 extra on craigs or ebay. After purchasing the 64 and loading my stuff, i realize that I could have easily gotten by with the 32, but don't regret the purchase. I never have to sync to my computer, and never have to worry about filling anything up. I think if you're close to filling 32, then it might be worth it to spend the extra 100. Also remember that photos get resized to much smaller size for ipad. I had 1000k photos in aperture at 4.7gb that got brought down to 577 or so mb (that's under a 1200x1200 preview with full high quality). Hope this helps
 
Ugh...
They "might" charge me a restocking fee for exchanging my 32 GB for a 64 GB.
The manager is going to decide once they get some iPads in stock.
 
if a lot of your space is used for pictures and docs... I say use a cloud service. With Mobile me and dropbox.. I have an additional 22 gigs of space for photos and my pdf's. I use a lot of pdf's for my classes I teach. if your using video... you might want the upgrade..
 
If you intend to keep your iPad for at least two years, I'd say get the maximum memory now.

People always think about what they need now, w/present applications, and not about the future? More advanced applications are surely coming, thanks to the iPad, which will need more memory.

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GoHack said:
If you intend to keep your iPad for at least two years, I'd say get the maximum memory now.

People always think about what they need now, w/present applications, and not about the future? More advanced applications are surely coming, thanks to the iPad, which will need more memory.

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I have had my 16GB 3G for nearly 2 years now, I have a lot of videos, music, PDF ebooks and a lot of apps. I have never filled it. I don't want everything on my phone, I have the albums I want, the videos I want and the files I need.

If you feel you need to have everything with you then fine, but I don't see the point, especially with cloud services! And airvideo!
 
Returning iPad

Gently drop it from a 16' ladder and tell them it just stopped working. The fall would most likely break one soldered connection. Use your ingenuity. :D
 
Salmar said:
And the broken glass/screen would be caused by "it just stopped working" too? 
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Well any one with common sense would know to put weight on the backside to make sure it lands bottom side down.
 
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