16GB Playbook feeling cramped all of a sudden

**cycomyk** · 04-30-2012, 08:29 PM

With new games being launched and probably more tomorrow @BBWorld, my 16Gb PB doesn't cut it anymore, I Have 5Gig left on this beast. My wife said she's ok if I give it to her, she currently sports an ipad that she's selling for cheap to a friend. My dilemma is I want to buy a 64Gb but I know PB 2 or whatever name it's gon be called is just around the corner, but I guess for a higher price. Decisions, decisions

**RoseBud68** · 04-30-2012, 08:39 PM

If you have the means, you should jump all over a new PB.

**cycomyk** · 04-30-2012, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by RoseBud68

If you have the means, you should jump all over a new PB.

I will eventually

Just gon wait for tomorrow, maybe there's confirmation of "The New PB" ( see what I did there, lol )

**RoseBud68** · 04-30-2012, 08:53 PM

If & when it come out, it will be for much more $$$ then the PB now. Plus the roamer of 4G which mean yet another data plan.

**cycomyk** · 04-30-2012, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by RoseBud68

If & when it come out, it will be for much more $$$ then the PB now. Plus the roamer of 4G which mean yet another data plan.

That's for sure ($$$) hoping for a wifi version clocked 1.5Ghz, quadcore maybe haha!

**Marty_LK** · 04-30-2012, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by cycomyk

With new games being launched and probably more tomorrow @BBWorld, my 16Gb PB doesn't cut it anymore, I Have 5Gig left on this beast. My wife said she's ok if I give it to her, she currently sports an ipad that she's selling for cheap to a friend. My dilemma is I want to buy a 64Gb but I know PB 2 or whatever name it's gon be called is just around the corner, but I guess for a higher price. Decisions, decisions

If you have videos taking up most of the space on your PB and you have a compatible BB phone, you can install Jeeosuite and store all your videos on the sd card of your phone and stream them to your PB anytime, anywhere.

**cycomyk** · 04-30-2012, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Marty_LK

If you have videos taking up most of the space on your PB and you have a compatible BB phone, you can install Jeeosuite and store all your videos on the sd card of your phone and stream them to your PB anytime, anywhere.

Thanks for the tip, no videos here, mainly productivity apps and games

**miroozy** · 04-30-2012, 09:11 PM

i have the same problem..just downloaded an mkv file 16 GB ..it was Avatar movie 1080p ..

and i used a program to make it an mp4 ...it became 11 GB ...

had to erase many apps and videos ..and moved many things to my pc ..so that i can watch the movie... :@ :@

**samab** · 04-30-2012, 09:11 PM

The funny thing is that you already have more disk space than other tablets. QNX is an embedded OS --- so they have spent the last 30 years on shrinking stuff down.

The big Playbook games are usually 10-20 MB smaller than other platforms --- same number of levels, same graphics details --- they will be a 400 MB game for the Playbook vs. a 420 MB game for the iPad.

**cycomyk** · 04-30-2012, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by miroozy

i have the same problem..just downloaded an mkv file 16 GB ..it was Avatar movie 1080p ..

and i used a program to make it an mp4 ...it became 11 GB ...

had to erase many apps and videos ..and moved many things to my pc ..so that i can watch the movie... :@ :@

That's why I'm high on the 64Gb, i don't want any hassles

**miroozy** · 04-30-2012, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by cycomyk

That's why I'm high on the 64Gb, i don't want any hassles

when I bought it ..i thought it would support usb host ..or i could insert an sd card in it..
so that i got the 16GB version ..
still hopin that they support the usb host like any other tablet or smart phone

**Zildjian71** · 04-30-2012, 10:35 PM

Yeah when this happens the first thing to say is...honey do ya want your own PlayBook?

Hey it worked for me...

**RHP23** · 04-30-2012, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by cycomyk

That's why I'm high on the 64Gb, i don't want any hassles

If you currently have one - it's not like you're playing the 'should I wait for the next best thing' game with nothing in hand...and we all know that's a game that you can never win anyway..

one thing you might want to do - try to get by with current model and wait for announcement of whatever the next iteration of the Playbook is going to be, pricing, etc. and then make your decision at that time..

You'll be able to decide for yourself if the upgrades are worth a, most likely, jacked up price and, by that time, the prices of the current gen. 64GB Playbooks will likely have come way down.

Win-Win.

**cycomyk** · 05-09-2012, 09:47 AM

update: waiting for my 64Gig playbook plus the otterbox defender case. stoked!

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**Marty_LK** · 05-09-2012, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by cycomyk

With new games being launched and probably more tomorrow @BBWorld, my 16Gb PB doesn't cut it anymore, I Have 5Gig left on this beast. My wife said she's ok if I give it to her, she currently sports an ipad that she's selling for cheap to a friend. My dilemma is I want to buy a 64Gb but I know PB 2 or whatever name it's gon be called is just around the corner, but I guess for a higher price. Decisions, decisions

I know how you feel. My 16GB isn't enough for my apps and games alone. I have to leave off some of the bigger games. Been trying to get a 64GB for awhile.

Anyone interested in a PB should make fully certain they can get a 64GB. Anything less is just too small.

**Rudee66** · 05-09-2012, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by Marty_LK

Anyone interested in a PB should make fully certain they can get a 64GB. Anything less is just too small.

That depends on the person. I have a 16gb and have lots of room left.

**omniusovermind** · 05-09-2012, 12:01 PM

That depends on the person. I have a 16gb and have lots of room left.

ditto, those "get a 64 you need it" advisements are blanket statements and not true. I've come to the conclusion many people just say it to justify the extra $100. Every time I've overspent for storage I've been a bit annoyed with myself as well.

Originally Posted by cycomyk

Thanks for the tip, no videos here, mainly productivity apps and games

what about music, do you keep it on your PB? I also only have apps and games on mine, as well as about 100 ecomics and I'm usually sitting around 8GB free space which I use to put vids on. My movies are usually around a 700MB-1GB size so I usually only end up swapping them out once a week. I also don't keep the same games on all at once because many of them I don't like enough to keep permanently, so I end up with about 6-8 games at any given time. Most of those are the larger HD games too. I also have a lot of apps and a lot of sideloaded apps. The thing I notice that causes space issues for a lot of people who go after the larger PB's is music. I prefer my tunes to be on my phone.

**cycomyk** · 05-09-2012, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by omniusovermind

ditto, those "get a 64 you need it" advisements are blanket statements and not true. I've come to the conclusion many people just say it to justify the extra $100. Every time I've overspent for storage I've been a bit annoyed with myself as well.

what about music, do you keep it on your PB? I also only have apps and games on mine, as well as about 100 ecomics and I'm usually sitting around 8GB free space which I use to put vids on. My movies are usually around a 700MB-1GB size so I usually only end up swapping them out once a week. I also don't keep the same games on all at once because many of them I don't like enough to keep permanently, so I end up with about 6-8 games at any given time. Most of those are the larger HD games too. I also have a lot of apps and a lot of sideloaded apps. The thing I notice that causes space issues for a lot of people who go after the larger PB's is music. I prefer my tunes to be on my phone.

well wait for a couple months when apps start hitting the playbook, lessee if you guys gon feel the same way bout a 16gig PB.

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**papped** · 05-09-2012, 02:24 PM

Delete the games you don't play anymore. Large games like Asphalt6/NFS/etc I don't even touch anymore...

**cycomyk** · 05-09-2012, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Rudee66

That depends on the person. I have a 16gb and have lots of room left.

this is me a month ago, do you download games? if not, i understand.

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**cycomyk** · 05-09-2012, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by papped

Delete the games you don't play anymore. Large games like Asphalt6/NFS/etc I don't even touch anymore...

I'm sentimental kinda guy XD

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**papped** · 05-09-2012, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by cycomyk

I'm sentimental kinda guy XD

In that case you should get a 64gb if you are archiving everything... lol

**Marty_LK** · 05-09-2012, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by cycomyk

this is me a month ago, do you download games? if not, i understand.

This is the thing. With a 16GB, you are restricted. With a 64GB, you never worry about running out of space. But even a 64GB will get cramped eventually.