I wasn't planning on buying an iPad Air, as I'm still happy with my iPad 2, but that comparison chart on the first page really sold me that the iPad Air is the first real upgrade to the iPad 2.
My only complaint is I want high capacity, and I find it so ridiculous that to go from 16GB to 64GB I have to pay $200 extra. Two hundred dollars for 48GB. I think the last time I paid that much for 48GB was ten years ago.
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I wish Apple would put a microSD reader on the iPad. Purely for storage expansion. I realize they don't do this because it would basically kill their storage upgrade options and they'd probably lose money. No one would feel compelled to upgrade beyond 16GB.
microSD readers exist on the smallest devices nowadays, so form factor or weight is certainly no excuse.
I just looked at one of the iPads laying around with a single screen of apps, no photos, and a couple synced videos from iTunes and its definitely already more than the 8GB. And thats on an iPad that has almost nothing relative to average use. I think 8GB is too small.
Another interesting point, the new iPhone 4 has 512mb ram, the 3GS and iPad have 256mb. A lot of people think it was strange to put only 256mb in the iPad.
Just wondering what sort of stuff the new iPhone 4 will get that the ipad will not. Hopefully it is just more memory for video related stuff, and will not hold back any new upgrades for the ipad.
Am I the only one who thinks 64 GB is insanely roomy? I have a 32 GB iPad that I have trouble filling; it's mostly a reading machine with some light development or content creation work.
I have a 32GB original iPad. If you want to be able to have all the pictures you can imagine having, but don't care too much about having your music collection there, then 32GB might be a good size. iPad form factor is great for photos. It's a bit big for a music player. This was my thinking.
Another reason: if you have a 32GB iPhone, then you could sync the same content subset with both devices, which might be easier to maintain than two sets of content for both.
I'm still impressed by my iPad Air 2. I originally bought it for product demos/ as a presentation tool for work, but now use it regularly for personal use. My only regret is getting the 16GB version.
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