Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in new design

Re:Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance... by whiteboardr on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @02:45PM (#28529073)

I waited for an update for the mini for years.

What i can’t get my head around is the limitations in storage.

256GB maximum is a joke - and no, i don’t want a Pro since the form factor is what makes the mini work for me.

Packaging aside, i doubt this is an engineering driven decision and well… walk away highly disappointed not ordering one.

Otherwise it’d be perfect.

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Re:Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance... by nicbou on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @02:56PM (#28529287)

What do you use it for? I'm still happy with 256gb on my laptop and 32gb on my phone. I don't actually know how much storage my phone has.

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Re:Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance... by dadoprso on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @03:14PM (#28529564)

> 32gb on my phone. I don't actually know how much storage my phone has.

It sounds like your phone has 32GB, no?

I made sure the Pixel 5a had at least 128GB. I think 256GB for ipad mini is a good amount for a consumption device.

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Re:Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance... by whiteboardr on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @03:20PM (#28529660)

All my iPhones and iPads habe at least 512GB.

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Re:Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance... by whiteboardr on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @03:12PM (#28529548)

I have a ton of photos, taken with high megapixel cameras and not just the phone - thus if you want those with you (not even talking about the propagated 4K and up videos from drones, phones and dslrs) it only starts to get interesting at 521GB+ (for the ones you keep).

If there’s ways of offloading video footage (lightroom for photos does work ok as a buffer) for editing-apps i’m more than happy to hear about alternatives other than adding it to your photos library or files.

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Re:Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance... by Tagbert on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @03:37PM (#28529906)

Photos do not have to all be downloaded to the device. It will manage the storage and mainly keep more recent photos on device. It will download others as needed. That may not be perfect for you but it does help offset the storage situation.

I have an iPad Prod with 256GB of storage and it is currently only using 70GB.

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