8 gig enough?

[dparrothead1]

I have had my 8gb since July 21st. I am not a big gamer and being 66yo, my eye/hand is not what it once was so Temple Run is type game I can handle. I have 125 apps including Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Aldiko, Overdrive Media, HBOGo, Xfinity Player, running a custom ROM with Nova Launcher and have 2 other ROM,s backed up. And I still have 1.5gb unused.

I keep my music in the Cloud along with Pandora for when I'm around WiFi. When I'm on a trip I have all my movies on a 16gb mini flash drive and my music on another 16gb mini flash drive.

8gb's are just fine with me!!!! It's all about different strokes for different folks!!!!

 

[crackberrytraitor]

If you use USB OTG, the 8GB should be fine, as you'll have unlimited external storage.

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[tntgeb]

IMO if you want to store music or photos on the device it is not enough. I have 8 gb of music on mine.

 

[odd1ne]

I think you should be OK, get a USB on the go if you wanna watch a movie or to, some games take up ridiculous amounts of memory though.

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[svfd757]

I'm enjoying my 8gig. Music stays on my phone because I put it in my pocket when listening to music. I keep only the newest Maxim magazine then delete it. I'm happy with 8 gig. I have 3 "big" games and still have over 4 gigs left.

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[dancing-bass]

If/when I get one, I'll go for the 16GB version. Simply because in Canada a lot of Google's services are not available (in this case Google Music is a big one for me), so I would have to rely on storage rather then cloud. On top of that I have limited data (2GB/month) so even if it was available, heavy streaming would only be done where I have wifi anyway as opposed to tethering to my phone.

Different usage, different needs, and all that. 8GB might be enough for me, but I think I'd rather spend the extra $50 and NOT need the space then constantly be juggling stuff back and forth and wishing I had spent the money.

(FWIW, my Gnex also has 16GB storage and I think the most I've used was a total of 10GB including ROM and nandroids, etc). Usually less then that but its nice having the space should I need it.

 

[jd914]

the new Amazin tablets were all made starting at 16 GB. Amazon knows that 8GB is useless in today's tablet and mobile device market. Google also should have never made an 8gb model,instead they should have offered 16 and 32gb models. Lets hope they get it right next time around.

 

[svfd757]

the new Amazin tablets were all made starting at 16 GB. Amazon knows that 8GB is useless in today's tablet and mobile device market. Google also should have never made an 8gb model,instead they should have offered 16 and 32gb models. Lets hope they get it right next time around.

Let's also hope that they get the quality issues worked out BEFORE release. I've experienced zero issues, but there seems to be a vocal minority out there freely expressing their issues.

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[rootbrain]

Well, remember what Bill Gates said back in the 80s. "No one should ever need more than 256k of memory." You can't have too much memory (IMO).

Larry

Actually it was "640K" the maximum amount that the original PC supported. But ya'll get the point.

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The Kindle Fire and new Kindle Fire HD are made to lock you into the Amazon content world, like the iphone, iTouch and iPad do for Apple. They will give you the memory you need to get enough of their content, until it's time to upgrade.

Google is a bit different, yes they want you to want their content, however their content is the "clouds". But with 8GB you are very limited, if you don't go $50 more for 16GB now you will not be able to make the best use of the device, and will regret it later, IMO.

 

[TootNBerry]

Have the 16GB and to this point seems fine to me, I haven't done any of the rooting.

 

[ajonesma]

I have the 16gb and so far it's plenty of space. But I do have a lot of stuff in the cloud.

 

[John-Smith]

I've got the 8gb version and have been using my n7 just about everyday since mid July.

Since then, I just counted and I have downloaded 112 apps on my N7 and that doesn't include the Google apps and apps that came preloaded. And currently I have 3.8gb available space.

I use Google play music and have all of my music in the cloud. And use dropbox and Google drive for extra storage.

I don't know how I have so much space left but the n7 is very good at managing data

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[crackberrytraitor]

It seems crazy to me to pay 50 dollars for an extra 8GB on a device that supports USB OTG.

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[albokay]

I download a few gameloft apps and that pretty much filled my nexus 7. Nova 3 comes in at 1.6gb alone. The games are awesome and look great on the n7 but i wish i got a 16 since i mostly use it for games.

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[nmcar]

Hi! It was useful to read all your comments but I am still unsure of which model should I buy.

Even though I do not want to run out of space, I plan to use the Nexus 7 mainly at home, where I have a spatious NAS from where I will stream all my music and videos. I will mainly use the device for quickly browsing the web, checking my NAS, reading, streaming pictures and movies, controlling devices. And also I plan to install apps for my kids.

So, my main concern is whether storage will be enough for apps. I also plan to play some games, since the device seems powerful, but I do not believe that I will download every graphic intensive game that is available. Actually, since I was a kid in the eighties, I will be more than satisfied by installing Mame4droid and a few roms.

I already own an 8GB Ipod touch and, even though I have almost all my music there, I had managed to also install quite a few apps. So, that's why I'm guessing that the 8GB version of the Nexus 7 should be fine.

Moreover, I learnt that there are other devices that can expand the storage of this device without having to attach any cable, such as the Seagate GoFlex Satellite Wireless hard drive, which costs $ 199 and sports 500GB, and can serve up to 3 devices at the same time. It also includes a car charger and it is battery powered. So is it worth to pay $ 50 for an extra 8GB? I could have my kids entire movie collection inside this thing and they could even watch different movies at the same time while we travel (if we had more than one tablet, of course).

So, do you believe I should be fine with the 8GB version?

 

[rootbrain]

FYI. When you get to about 500mb space left, you can't load any more apps or anything. That is used by the OS for it's purposes. The thing will slow to a crawl and die if you do. Constant warnings, etc. etc. Remember, you don't start with 8GB. With the OS and bloatware you start about 4.5 gb. I have 3-4 games on mine that are over 500mb, with a Titanium backup and one nandroid backup, that uses another 2GB, approximately.

Do the math. Spend the extra $50 bucks, get the 16GB, you won't regret it.

That's my final say on it. If you get the 8GB, you are going to be very limited. Hopefully you won't post here later complaining.

 

[crackberrytraitor]

FYI. When you get to about 500mb space left, you can't load any more apps or anything. That is used by the OS for it's purposes. The thing will slow to a crawl and die if you do. Constant warnings, etc. etc. Remember, you don't start with 8GB. With the OS and bloatware you start about 4.5 gb. I have 3-4 games on mine that are over 500mb, with a Titanium backup and one nandroid backup, that uses another 2GB, approximately.

Do the math. Spend the extra $50 bucks, get the 16GB, you won't regret it.

That's my final say on it. If you get the 8GB, you are going to be very limited. Hopefully you won't post here later complaining.

Or he could use USB OTG, like the rest of us. Spending 50 bucks for and extra 8 gigs on a device that supports external storage just seems silly to me.

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[YAYTech]

Or he could use USB OTG, like the rest of us. Spending 50 bucks for and extra 8 gigs on a device that supports external storage just seems silly to me.

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That's still a matter of preference & opinion. If the 16gb meets the needs, it's VERY nice not to have to carry anything else. On the other hand, if the $50 is a lot of money to the buyer, then the USB OTG can be a nice "plan B". I might look into using it for music on road trips, since I never know what I'll be in the mood for and would like to have much or all of my music with me. Many road trips are through mountains, etc, so streaming doesn't work, even with tethering. But for the most part I prefer my N7 to be very minimalistic, so carrying a storage device in addition to the tablet is a big turn-off for daily use. I just checked, and my 16gb tablet has 9gb free, so I'd be on the cusp of running out of space with the 8gb model, and that's with zero music or video on the device.

Value is subjective - for me, the extra $50 was worth it.

 

[crackberrytraitor]

That's still a matter of preference & opinion. If the 16gb meets the needs, it's VERY nice not to have to carry anything else. On the other hand, if the $50 is a lot of money to the buyer, then the USB OTG can be a nice "plan B". I might look into using it for music on road trips, since I never know what I'll be in the mood for and would like to have much or all of my music with me. Many road trips are through mountains, etc, so streaming doesn't work, even with tethering. But for the most part I prefer my N7 to be very minimalistic, so carrying a storage device in addition to the tablet is a big turn-off for daily use. I just checked, and my 16gb tablet has 9gb free, so I'd be on the cusp of running out of space with the 8gb model, and that's with zero music or video on the device.

Value is subjective - for me, the extra $50 was worth it.

That's the point, it's not for daily use, just for the rare occasion where you'll be someplace with no data. 99% of the time you won't need it.

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[jd914]

The industry in general is moving away from 8gb devices.

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