Why Do We Want A 128GB iPad4?
By Artemeis
@artemeis (4194)
China
January 31, 2013 10:59am CST
Understand that Apple will be launching its 4th generation iPad this February which comes with a 128GB hard-disk along with all its familiar hardware and technologies of its predecessor iPad3 - 9.7-inch Retina display, a dual-core A6X processor, a FaceTime HD camera, 2 gigabtyes of RAM and an estimated 10 hours of battery life.
Being the owner of their 64GB third generation model, I felt that their forthcoming 4th generation to be a bit off and disappointing. For a start, I don't think that a tablet need that much memory considering the fact that we would already have enough space to store our various applications, games, media and entertainment files for our use. With cloud computing complementing the gadget, I simply do not even need this additional 64GB to store my entire collection.
The other disappointing point I feel is that this release is simply trying to compete with the currently popular Windows 128GB "ultrabook" in the laptop market. In my personal opinion, this is simply unnecessary when Apple should consider developing better upgrades like having mobile expansion memory capability and playing flash media files, which will make them incline to be trendsetters than a follower here.
Also, the iPad tablet is simply a useful gadget known for its portability, versatility and most of all, good for lightweight work. For serious work, I believe we will need a laptop like MacBook Air in this case or a desktop like Mac which are constructed for the more serious workloads for their robustness and highly rated workhorse.
As you can see, other than the double memory space from 64GB there's really nothing "new" about iPad4 and if I may add, worth paying according to observers USD799 (Wi-Fi only) and USD929 (Wi-Fi and cellular), USD100 more than the current 64GB model. The disturbing thing about the price is that at USD929, the top-of-the-line 128GB model costs almost as much as the base-model MacBook Air laptop (USD999), which is much easier to type on and much higher memory capacity.
So, I think you should consider carefully about getting this 4th generation iPad. What do you think?
1 response
@jjzone44 (917)
• United States
2 Feb 13
I do not know about the other features of the new iPad, but as far as space goes, it's probably a good idea to offer the larger storage.
First of all, as new applications are developed for tablets, more can be done with them. You can't really do much more if you don't have storage space on the tablet itself.
Secondly, people use the tablets for different things, and the space may be important. I know in my case it is as I am a photographer, and I like to show the work I am doing right at the time I am doing it. This is important when I am attempting to get a certain image, or when shooting certain events. For example a birthday party that I recently did had guests that are from out of town, and they enjoyed getting to see the images at once, otherwise they would have had some of the images emailed to them by the mother of the girl, but not all of them. My EOS 5D take 22 MP images, so it does not take much to fill a hard drive. (I actually use an Android tablet that allows me to take the SD card right out of my camera and put it in the tablet) Since an iPad does not offer external storage like that, the images must reside on the device itself.
Also we don't always have access to the Internet so it makes sense to store data on the device itself to increase it's usefulness. I know myself I can off-load images to my tablet and decide which ones are good enough to present while riding on the airplane back home. Most aircraft do not have Internet access (yet), and the ones that do are quite expensive to use, and are often limited in the sites you can access with them.
My first Windows computer had a whopping 420MB hard drive in it, and I put a 2GB hard disk as a secondary drive and at the time that was huge. The machine I am sitting in front of now has two 1 TB HDDs in it, and a 2TB external. As we find more we can do with any device, the more storage it needs.
@artemeis (4194)
• China
3 Feb 13
On what you have posted here where memory is being the issue here. I have already mention my concern and dissent at Apple for not forthcoming and the lack of foresight when I am actually questioning the company's 128GB when there are other tablets packing a whopping 320GB of memory space like the Panasonic Toughbook H2 (link below).
IMO, 128GB is really nothing if you get what I mean especially in your line of work and iPad4 is simply a pacer than a trendsetter. Despite the limited memory space, Apple is still adamant in its stance against the implementation of expansion memory slot, right to this day.
Panasonic Toughbook H2 Intro
http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/ultra-mobile-rugged-mca-toughbook-h2.asp
Panasonic Toughbook H2 Specs
ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/Panasonic/toughbook/specsheets/TB-H2_ss.pdf
@jjzone44 (917)
• United States
3 Feb 13
This adamant stance against expansion slots for memory is really the reverse of how they (Apple) build their laptops. My MacBook Pro has the usual USB and display connectors, but I also have Firewire 800 and Ethernet, as well as a built in card reader. One would think they could include this on their tablets, but alas not yet.
You wonder if adding the ports was what Steve Jobs had in mind. He had a brilliant strategy for the iPad; get people hooked on the Apple products with the iPhone, offer the same functionality and apps in a bigger package (iPad) then once that caught on, upgrade the iPad (that Retina display is awesome). I think the first tablets produced (the Windows tablets) tried to do too much too fast. Simply offering a person the ability to use a touch screen instead of a physical keyboard, with an OS designed for a keyboard, and charging a higher price for what amounted to less hardware was a mistake. The iPad offered a totally different experience, with an OS and apps designed specifically for it; OS-X and iOS applications are different. They got people hooked on the iPad and expanded from there.
@artemeis (4194)
• China
13 Feb 13
While I believe that Apple is much more different than their competitor Microsoft but you have to agree that the lower sales figures are reflective of the overall market sentiment which in the tablet and smartphone aspect are actually behind the Android.
I know what you are saying here but if you compare Samsung (Android) and Apple (iOS) I believe consumers' preferences are not waning at the other end. Apple should know and realize the need to leap instead of going at a trickling pace. I wouldn't be able to anticipate what Steve Jobs' mind but I am sure it would not be so slow being that he is a visionary and trendsetter.
Also, as faulty and flaw full as Microsoft Windows can be I think we cannot help notice the big market share it sits in the PC market which I am sure does not have anything to do with fanaticism.
