After much consideration, I realized that the way I use my Macbook made an iPad a more logical and useful device for me. (I am Mac to the core and while I believe that Android may in fact be “better” when compared in isolation from all other considerations, compatibility with my desktop and iphone applications is non-negotiable, so there’s no need to pitch other tablets to me.) I use it primarily to watch movies and websurf, and I would use it read except that it’s ridiculously cumbersome, so I’ve been using my iphone, because the backlight is fantastic and makes reading less painful than its’ been in years. (I’m old, have presbyopia, comfortable reading is an ongoing struggle).
I don’t have extra money to indulge myself, so I just sold my Macbook on Ebay for $580, $522 after my charitable donation.
Since I can’t have everything within that budget, I have to decide what’s most important. It seems obvious that because I use it primarily for media, and I spend 95% of my time at home, that 3g is really not necessary, and more space to hold more books music and video would probably be the more sensible bang for my buck.
BUT BUT BUT- having just returned from a train trip to Mexico (to see a dentist, and I’ll be going back, AND I liked the train so I might start taking it more to visit friends AND I’m considering giving up my car altogether for a variety of reasons…) and having my iPhone with me that only has phone access, no data, I found that restriction stifling and I can imagine being very frustrated finding myself out in the world with my iPad and no way to access the net.
So I’m conflicted. (Although typing this out is helping)
If you were me, given these factors, which would you prioritize?
16-32-64 gigabytes of storage
or
8, maybe 16 gigs of storage, and 3g capability?
Keeping in mind that I’m home most of the time and adding and subtracting content is pretty easy.
But then again, god forbid I should plan a long trip and blow through all my content too fast! (is there anyway to transfer video specifically between an iphone and an ipad if you are the legitimate owner of both devices? I can imagine using my iphone as a sort of backup if that were possible, just to carry extra video, then I could transfer it to the ipad to watch…)
So tell me your vote, please! And any additional considerations I havent’ thought of.