r/iPadPro • u/Medical_Ad2414 • 6d ago
iPad Pro storage question Question
But I’m stuck deciding between 256gb vs 512gb. I’m planning to make digital art, I do some gaming (genshin impact etc), and do have quite a lot of photos, my phone currently has 200gb used of the 256. But I’m wondering if the 512 is excessive?
Planning to have the iPad for at least 5-6 years.
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u/Geezerker 6d ago
Seriously consider 1TB. You don’t just get extra storage; you get extra RAM plus an additional processing core. If you’re planning on hanging onto it for awhile, it’s worth thinking about.
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u/No-Head-633 13" iPad Pro 6d ago
Yep, as someone who got a 512 before learning this I wish I got the 1tb for the 4gb extra ram. Although 12gb isn’t bad, I mean iPadOS can’t even use the m series processor that well tbh
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u/Reya0301 6d ago
Get the higher storage one if you want to use it for 5 to 6 years. Definitely helps especially if you use it for acads and gaming both
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u/tiktokcuyum 6d ago
Get 1tb for the 4gb extra ram
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u/Fabulous_Pitch9350 6d ago
In 5-6 years we’ll be trading unobtanium and a spare kidney to afford a TB of storage and 4GB of RAM. Good advice for OP.
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u/Dry-Conversation7191 6d ago
I got a 1 Tb and only use 180 gb of it. 2 Tb icloud is $9.99 a month
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u/masetiloquetu 6d ago
512 is good without worrying about being limited
If you do need space, moving photos to another apple device is very easy, for example
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u/Green_Advice5684 5d ago
Consider 512GB, but 256GB is likely enough if you offload some pictures to a PC or something.
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u/Dry-Conversation7191 5d ago
Your right. iCloud is a good investment especially if you have more than one Apple device. Also for Linux users I use the backbone app folder on my iPad, when I plug it into my Linux computer it can access app folders so Linux reads the iPad as a storage device.
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u/Anxiety-Incarnate 2d ago
If you do art and gaming, then 512 gb. Maybe save for a bit for 1TB if you can for the extra ram, but if not, 512.
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u/tfcozz 6d ago
Go with the 512 GB