Ipad Mini - how big is "enough"?

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John Gardner

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Please could someone advise me whether a 16gb Ipad Mini is big enough for Photos (say 3gb), email, Internet and the usual other things - no music. Or should I go 32gb?
 
16GB should be okay for that usage but I would always recommend a 32GB model. It is the optimum size versus price point model if you're not going to need too much storage for media.
 
My dad took the advice of a work colleague that "32 is too small", so he got himself a 64GB Ipad (3). Well he could have gotten a 16.

Bigger is better if you can afford the extra bit of money.
 
Thanks - sounds like 16gb is OK for my purposes. Only problem is you can't upgrade to 32gb. Clever Apple!
Am I allowed to ask this question: is an iPad Mini that much better than a Nexus 7 for general informal usage?

Apologies if not an ethical question!
 
John Gardner said:
Thanks - sounds like 16gb is OK for my purposes. Only problem is you can't upgrade to 32gb. Clever Apple!
Am I allowed to ask this question: is an iPad Mini that much better than a Nexus 7 for general informal usage?

Apologies if not an ethical question!
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I would much rather get a Nexus 7 (new model) over the iPad mini right now.
 
I'd say if you do not attempt to load your movies and music on your ipad, then 16GB is fine. I've managed fine with my iPad 2 up to now, the only reason i ran out of space is installing too many games at the same time, some of the bigger games are easily 1-2GB a shot.

Rather invest in a PC/Media Centre type of setup which can stream movies & music to your device rather than copy it.

As for Nexus 7 vs iPad Mini , for informal usage, i don't think it matters much. You'll find the same apps on both. The biggest difference is the GAMES. iPad got better games and get new games faster, there is really no contest with this (since i got both ipad and nexus). The catch is, you need to do the whole fake USA citizen thing to get games (it's not in the SA store), on Android there is no such restriction.

In terms of hardware, the original nexus 7 got no front facing camera, the ipad mini does. The Nexus 7 got GPS in all their models, the ipad mini i believe only the 3G models come with GPS. So keep that in mind .

Also, you can plug in an external HD / flashdisk into a Nexus (with the right cable which costs like R50 and rooting) , while i can't say the same about the iPad .

I have however discovered the USB port on my Netgear Wifi Router, turns out you can plug in an external HD in there and voila, content is shared on the network. So if you need more space look into something similar, i'm still looking for a portable wireless router with such a port so i can do it more mobile instead.
 
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Point taken, but many reviews still rank the Nexus 7 as better than the Nexus 10 (more expensive too). I wonder why?
 
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Point taken, but many reviews still rank the Nexus 7 as better than the Nexus 10 (more expensive too). I wonder why?
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Well the size makes a big difference. It's a bit of a catch 22, the Nexus 7 is -perfect- for reading,browsing and general type of use. Even gaming is better on it because you can hold the tablet with both hands and easily use your thumbs etc. The Nexus 10, well , like all 10" tablets probably gets judged more on "can it replace your laptop" basis and then it gets all tricky, because it doesn't really and when it comes to reading and such it is a little unwieldy compared to the Nexus 7....that's just my feeling. This reasoning applies to the Ipad vs. Ipad Mini too i suppose.
 
Also on a side note, if you are worried about space , i would even consider investing in one of these wireless hard drives instead of paying such a premium for on-device space. Seagate and Western Digital got like 1TB+ drives with their own wireless hotspots.

Like this one: http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/portable-hard-drives/wireless/seagate-satellite/
or this http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=280

In the long run, your devices might change, but that can serve all of your devices with alot of space.
 
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Compared to the old Nexus 7, the iPad Mini is far better. I had both. Compared to the new one, if you can find local stock anywhere, I'd say the 2013 Nexus is a better device. If Apple goes retina with the next Mini then we'll talk again but right now the screen on 2013 Nexus smokes the iPad and it's $100 cheaper.

We get by fine on 16gb at home. It all depends on how much stuff you need to have on your device at one time before you need to sync it again.
 
Depends on usage model + use of smart phone. e.g. i use smart phone for music so require 32GB for that, iPad then would be dependant on other media. Apps take up increasing amount of space, combo fact that an hd movie is 8-12GB i'm thinking 32GB is a great size for that too(use as non-streaming media consumer).. 64-128 = if you don't have a device to store content on other than actual device
 
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