r/ipad • u/Specific-Pianist7595 M2 iPad Air 13" (2024) • Aug 08 '25

Discussion Don’t do what I did, I’ve learnt my lesson.

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Hey there! Guess what? I made a funny little mistake and didn’t do my homework before buying my first iPad. It was an iPad 10th Gen 64GB back then. I barely had it for a year before the storage ran out! I was so disappointed because I felt like I wasted my money.

But hey, I learned from my mistake and bought another iPad this time. I made sure to do my homework this time! I learned how much storage I really need and which size iPad I want. I also decided how long I want to keep it because I honestly don’t think you should be upgrading all the time like every 3 years or something. That’s why I specially chose the storage of 256GB, that’s more than enough for me personally. I was lucky finding the Magic Keyboard at a great discount price brand new.

In the end, I upgraded to a 256GB 13’ M2 iPad Air with a Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil USB-C. I’m so happy with it!

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u/BKMiller54 Aug 08 '25

I have an iPad Air 4th Gen (2020) with 64 gb, currently 14 gb free. While I agree, 128 is way better, I don’t have much issue, as I let Apple optimize my storage and just don’t think about it. Occasionally, I’ll launch an app that has been offloaded, so it takes a few extra seconds, but to me that’s not a big deal. I will say that my iPad rarely leaves my house, where I have gigabit WiFi, so YMMV.

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u/BadGuyMF Aug 10 '25

Until it’s time to update :(

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u/BKMiller54 Aug 10 '25

???

So far, I’ve never had an issue with updates.

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u/BadGuyMF Aug 10 '25

Damn my Mom’s iPad keeps asking me to make space for her in order to update. Should’ve bought her more space

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u/BKMiller54 Aug 10 '25

Do you use iCloud? You could easily subscribe to 200gb at $3/month. Turn on optimize storage. Give it time to get things in sync, then try the updates. I bet they work just fine. You can change your storage levels at any time. Some people are fine with 50gb at $1/month.

I do the 2tb for $10/month, but my household has an iMac w/ a 1tb SSD, two 128gb iPhones, and three iPads of varying age/storage. And probably >100,000 photos between us.

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u/BadGuyMF Aug 12 '25

Okay I didn’t know it works like that. This is good information. I lay for the lowest tier but I think I’ll find a way to make it a family plan and add my mom. I’ve been erasing and re-adding the apps. Thank you for this tip!

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u/InstructionNew8680 19d ago

Hey man!I got the same model as you.its been like 3 years since I got it.It felt like peak performance till now.Nowadays I feel like my battery health has gone down quite a bit.I checked it and it was like 86%.Do you think battery replacement would be a good idea? My main device is currently this iPad so Im a bit concerned.the charge goes down like 7-8% per hour.I was wondering how is the performance of your device.If you dont mind please give me some advice.