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Mountain_Mama
Explorer
Dec 17, 2014

iPad mini 2 with 16gb vs 32 - Update

Ok, guys, I've told Santa I want an iPad mini 2 for Christmas. Best Buy has a 16gb for $249 & 32gb for $299...Is it really best to get the 32 for $50 more?

I just chek email, surf web, take some pics, (have some music on it) etc with my iPod now and only have 8gb on it...but memory is almost full.

I'm thinking the 32 is the better buy and would give me plenty of storage???

Update --12/19/14 - Was looking online again today and found one with 32 GB @ Target!! Yippee!!! Bought the only one the had & clerk said I was lucky as it was one left over from Black Friday. Found the same price online as Best Buy had them advertised & Target orice matched their own website! So Merry Christmas to me!! (Took the 16GB back to Best Buy.)
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Dec 17, 2014
    I do not care how many GB it has of memory.. YOU NEED MORE MEMORY.. because one of Murphy's laws says, roughly translated for this post:

    The necessary stored files will expand to fill all available memory.

    (The accumulated junk will expand to fill all available storage space).
  • hitchup's avatar
    hitchup
    Explorer
    Dec 17, 2014
    My mini from 2-yrs ago has 9.4gb used and 17.9gb available.

    Periodically, I go through and delete apps that DH puts on his and it downloaded on mine. I'm using it right now as a HotSpot because our mifi device keeps rebooting, even with an outside Wilson antenna.
  • Fizz's avatar
    Fizz
    Explorer
    Dec 17, 2014
    You never ever have to much memory.... ever.

    I started with an iPad 32gb and soon wished for more. I now have one with 128gb.

    Soon as you start importing your own material like videos, books, maps you will fill up quick. Maybe not now but long before the iPad has to be replaced you will be wishing for more. Some great apps can run 1gb all by themselves.

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