32 Or 64 Gb?

[pastafreak]

I'm in the market for a new tablet...and its Prime day.
My current tablet is 32gb and is just about at its limit storage-wise. Mostly photos, some music, a back log of old emails. Used for the above and browsing egg.
I can delete more photos and clear files etc, but yhat doesn't seem to free up much space.
Should I upgrade to 64?

[anneasquith]

Yes pasta, treat yourself :-)

[ToraToraTora]

Most of that will be the OS and other shee-ite, I'd be surprised if your personal files ever reached 10gb.

[Barmaid]

Yes, go for the biggest size. Although it's a bit like a handbag, the more room you have, the more you fill.

[ToraToraTora]

In 30 years my personal files photos etc are less than 6gb.

[pastafreak]

TTT...I've read that all the pre-loaded stuff leaves only about 17gb free out of 32.

[barry1010]

Yes

[barry1010]

If you can, buy one with expandable storage capable of storing your music, photos, vids, etc on a memory card.

[Hopkirk]

Don't trust a memory card - they do fail.
Store precious photos in Google Photos or similar.

[Old_Geezer]

Move media you don't actually need on the tablet, elsewhere. That should free up a fair bit.

That aside, the more memory the better. Go for it I say.

[barry1010]

One of my tablets is 32GB,it was very cheap but I wouldn't buy another with such little storage. The apps grow and grow so i keep uninstalling them and then downloading them again to keep them in check.
If i intended keeping it for a few years I would consider a 256GB, especially as some are now as powerful as a laptop and can be hooked up to keyboard and other peripherals.

Decide exactly what you want it for before buying. Some are over £1000

[david small]

Obviously.

[cashier]

I bought a new ipad just before Christmas,it has 256 gb storage. It was £459. (Or thereabouts).

[barry1010]

The 2021 iPad? Still recommended over the much more expensive 2022 version in many reviews and mags.
I would buy it if I needed one today

[cashier]

Yes barry, 2021 version.

[cashier]

Sorry, pressed too soon. I had rung my bil about whether I should buy a reconditioned one and he sent the link to the one I ended up with. It does what I want to do and throughout the year I had won nearly that much on Premium Bonds so that almost paid for it.

[Vagus]

Buy the biggest memory you can afford, Pasta, you’ll never regret it, whereas you may regret not buying it.