16G vs 8G

**Slow_S10** · 08-08-2012, 11:32 AM

I bought an 8 gig N7 because I really could not justify a 25% cost increase for 8GB more storage. In general $50 is not much but relative to the base price it is. Besides I intended this tablet is to be my "beater" tablet so the cheaper the better. Not that I am literally going to beat on it but I wanted something that I could use every day, take with me everywhere and not worry about it getting lost, stolen, broken etc.

If it ultimately turns out that 8Gb is just not enough storage space then I will just go and buy a 16gb version and pass this one to my wife or kids. However so far it has proven to be more than sufficent for my needs.

**VagrantWade** · 08-08-2012, 03:04 PM

I have the 8gb because I will never need 16gb. I stream everything. I have WiFi basically everywhere I go. And if I need it on the road. I will just move files then.

**jlmerie** · 08-08-2012, 03:28 PM

I have a favorite uncle who liked to say "it is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have."

**VagrantWade** · 08-08-2012, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by jlmerie

I have a favorite uncle who liked to say "it is better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have."

Money is a pretty important variable in these equations.

**newtabletuser** · 08-08-2012, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by Jeremy8000

rooting and picking up USB OTG to use external cards, the 8gb is fine for you.

What's rooting?

I bought an 8 mb Nexus 7. I'm not interested in using it for music and not into gaming. I will use it mostly for showing photos that I've already edited, uploaded to photo hosting sites and then download to the tablet.

**BlakeGates** · 08-08-2012, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by VagrantWade

I have the 8gb because I will never need 16gb. I stream everything. I have WiFi basically everywhere I go. And if I need it on the road. I will just move files then.

This. I'll be purchasing my 8GB in a couple days

Sent from my ICS loaded Samsung G S II E4GT

**sfoulk526** · 08-08-2012, 10:25 PM

I'm going to be developing Android apps, so I want the better device. And at just $50 more, why not...
It's nice to have the latest and greatest once in awhile.

**Glockdoc** · 08-09-2012, 09:48 AM

Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.I went with 16.

**VagrantWade** · 08-09-2012, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by sfoulk526

I'm going to be developing Android apps, so I want the better device. And at just $50 more, why not...
It's nice to have the latest and greatest once in awhile.

Certain read/write speeds are better on the 8gb model. So labeling the 16gb as the "greatest" is just silly.

Everything is moving to the cloud broseph.

**p08757** · 08-09-2012, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by newtabletuser

What's rooting?

.

Here is what Root is: Root: A method of unlocking the Android operating system to allow deeper programs deeper access than is allowed out of the box. (For more on root, click here: Rooting - is it for me? Some Q&A | Android Central)

Look here: How to: Use your USB flash drives with the Nexus 7 [root] | Android Central

These 2 links will explain everything you need to know.

**Ravynmagi** · 08-09-2012, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by VagrantWade

Certain read/write speeds are better on the 8gb model. So labeling the 16gb as the "greatest" is just silly.

Everything is moving to the cloud broseph.

I would think when he said "better" device he meant better because it has more storage.

But on a side note, the 16GB did seem slightly faster than the 8GB overall. Though I'm guessing it's not enough anyone would probably notice the difference.

**Small_law** · 08-09-2012, 05:23 PM

I always get the most storage I can on these things. There was also an article a week or so ago that said the 16 GB has marginally faster read/write speeds because it can access two memory modules instead of the one in the 8 GB. Nothing you would notice day to day, but it's another feather in the 16 GB's hat.

**Small_law** · 08-09-2012, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by Ravynmagi

I would think when he said "better" device he meant better because it has more storage.

But on a side note, the 16GB did seem slightly faster than the 8GB overall. Though I'm guessing it's not enough anyone would probably notice the difference.

Just saw your post. That's the article.

**nelonez** · 08-12-2012, 03:12 PM

Walmart only has the 16gb so they kinda forced me to get the 16gb one...

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**dss2000** · 08-12-2012, 03:35 PM

I got 8gb. I'm mainly using it for home automation controlling lights, climate, controlling Sonos and some browsing. Music is on Sonos system and stored on file server or streaming Pandora. Will never come near using 16gb. I looked at my phone (Galaxy Nexus) had used only 1Gb out of 32Gb so figured I'd never come near 16Gb. For travel I take my Transformer 300 and load movies on a micro SD card.

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**harold42483** · 08-12-2012, 03:50 PM

I got 16 I already have 12gb used . Mostly games . The dark knight rises alone is close to 2gb

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**KitN** · 08-12-2012, 04:06 PM

I put in my order for a 16g one this past Thursday-- it should arrive tomorrow, Monday.

I was on the fence about which size to get but went with the 16g version "just in case".

I wont be loading it full of music but I will be loading it with tons of ebooks and a bunch of videos and apps so I wanted to make sure I wouldn't have to constantly babysit storage space.

Also note that this device is linked to "the cloud" where Google expects and hopes you will purchase a majority of your content from (hence them blatanlty saying "made for Google Play") so they believed there would me little to no need for external storage or heaps and heaps of GBs. IJS

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**brunnels** · 08-12-2012, 05:01 PM

I ended up going with the 8gb, all of my stuff is already on googles cloud services, and i dont really game much on tablets. I mainly will use it to browse the web, youtube, and read books so i couldnt justify the need for 8gigs more. Plus ive had an 8 gig kindle fire running Jellybean and have never used more than 2 gigs on it.

**skyrockett** · 08-12-2012, 09:22 PM

i went with 8gb pretty happy.. $217 NYC tax

**bassdelux15** · 08-12-2012, 09:54 PM

Just bought mine today. They only had the 16 GB model at my local Staples, so I just went with it. If they only had the 8 GB one, I would have been just as happy.

**F34R** · 08-13-2012, 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by nelonez

Walmart only has the 16gb so they kinda forced me to get the 16gb one...

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Same happened to me. I'm glad they had the 16 because it's what I wanted. I'm super glad they didn't only carry the 8.

Originally Posted by harold42483

I got 16 I already have 12gb used . Mostly games . The dark knight rises alone is close to 2gb

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Goodness. Love to see your list of apps and games. Might be something interesting for me to use. I've not found many apps that were "for me"; if that makes sense. Not to go too off topic, you can just pm me that info if you were ok to do it.

**KitN** · 08-13-2012, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by skyrockett

i went with 8gb pretty happy.. $217 NYC tax

Hi fellow NYer! <3

Where did you get your N7 from?

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**MantisToboggan** · 08-13-2012, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by p08757

It's only ~ $50.00 more. If $50.00 is going to break the bank, you probably shouldn't buy a $200.00 tablet in the first place.

That's a silly thing to say. $50 is $50. If you are not going to use the extra memory (like myself) there is no reason to throw the money out on it, no matter how much money you have or make.

**F34R** · 08-13-2012, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by MantisToboggan

That's a silly thing to say. $50 is $50. If you are not going to use the extra memory (like myself) there is no reason to throw the money out on it, no matter how much money you have or make.

That's a pretty good thought to have. Unfortunately I'm always on the wrong side of that lol. If I don't use all the storage on this 16GB, I'll be ok financially, but killed mentally lol.

**MantisToboggan** · 08-13-2012, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by F34R

That's a pretty good thought to have. Unfortunately I'm always on the wrong side of that lol. If I don't use all the storage on this 16GB, I'll be ok financially, but killed mentally lol.

LOL, I see.

That type of thing is just a pet peeve of mine. It's like when someone is buying a car and they get an option that they really didn't care for but they say "Who cares, it's only $750, that's a small number when looking at the total price of the car".

Yeah, it may be small in comparison, but it's still $750!!!!!!!

Don't mind me