Shelly in IL Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Do you think she would be remiss if she got the one with the least memory? I'm sure she won't do music or movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 If she's not going to store movies or music, then she should be fine with the smaller memory. She can still stream both online, and have plenty of apps, books, etc. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 We have the regular iPad with the smallest memory and I have not been disappointed. We watch movies - have pages of apps - I'm so glad we didn't buy one with more. FUN!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5KidzRUs Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I have 16 I think - sometimes I have to delete moveies because the memory runs down. Her needs might change too after she has the iPad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I have a 32 gig and would be right at the threshold of running out of memory. I consider my content quite lean. No movies, the only "songs" are a handful of iTunes U lectures, 50 pictures, a good (but ever expanding) selection of books and educational PDFs, a lot of apps (some of which could be deleted I suppose). I would be "managing" content if I had a 16 gig. It could be done but a 32 gig is the "sweet spot" IMO even if one runs "lean," and media-hogs will want 64. The question is are the savings are worth having to manage content, or not? Because she could get by with 16 gigs, but the day will some when she will need to decide what stays and what goes. I will face that day too, but 32 gigs gives me a lot more time. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegGuheert Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Do you think she would be remiss if she got the one with the least memory?I suppose that depends on your sister. If she has kids and will share the iPad with them, then I would say get more storage space. If it is just for her, then I would say 16 GB is probably O.K.I'm sure she won't do music or movies.That's what I thought. Then I discovered that we had lots of digital copies of movies around here. Right now we have 40 GB of movies, so I wish I had a unit with 64 GB. But I understand that not everyone still buys movies on discs like we do, so they may not get the digital copies of movies. (That's SO 20th Century!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 It will only be her using it. She is not a movie person. Pictures would be good, maybe a little music, not much. Mostly just a time killer, e-reader, web surfer, game player(meaning angry birds, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Can we delete items on the iPad, like on an iPod, and retrieve it from iTunes when we need it? Our iPod fell twice and is bent badly, although it's still functioning, so if I were to get an iPad, I would load some of our audiobooks on it and keep the rest in iTunes, correct? Would the same apply to movies and books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I have all SillyAutismMan's apps, etc. stored in iTunes - also am just now figuring out the Cloud thing, which I think is storage, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegGuheert Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 She is 60 and her kid is grown.O.K. That's a crucial bit of information!It will only be her using it. She is not a movie person. Pictures would be good, maybe a little music, not much. Mostly just a time killer, e-reader, web surfer, game player(meaning angry birds, etc.)Unless she needs 3G or wants to use something like FaceTime to videoconference with here child/grandchild, I would think a Kindle Fire might actually fit the needs you listed better. It is much cheaper and I think it is much easier to hold. IMO, the iPad is quite difficult to hold due to the weight, how slippery it is and the fairly sharp edge radius. Of course the solution is to get a case, but that makes it even heavier. The Kindle Fire, OTOH, has a nice rounded edge and there seems to be little need for a case, so there is no added weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 I wish they all had wifi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegGuheert Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 She doesn't have wifi, so 3G is necessary. I wish they all had wifi!That's too bad. Those 3G plans are so expensive and pretty limited in what you get. Two of our iPads have 3G capability but I am too cheap to turn it on. So I'd say 16GB + 3G would probably work for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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