iPad Air or Pro from 5th generation?

ChrisD. · 27 Nov 2020 at 12:11

My mrs has either 5th Gen iPad with 32GB of storage. She's always running out of storage due to iPlayer/Plex/Prime videos for when she's working away (she's cabin crew). Would the current Air with be a decent upgrade for her? I figure it's better to get the one with more storage which brings the Pro into question as I would think 128GB is ample.

ChrisD. · 27 Nov 2020 at 12:33

uvarvu said:
I imagine it depends on whether she'd appreciate Pro Motion or not and whether she can get away with 64GB.

She's not technical at all so probably not, and I know she wouldn't take any pictures on it. I would imagine twice the storage she has now would be a decent bump.

ChrisD. · 27 Nov 2020 at 13:44

I've gone for the Air 256GB from Currys. She'll prefer Rose Gold over Space Grey or Silver (or the Pro Screen).

ChrisD. · 4 Dec 2020 at 11:09

doug_1986 said:
I've been wrestling with this - as soon as you add storage to the Air, you enter Pro territory.

But then do you wait till March for the refreshed Pro?

... And this is why I still don't have one!

The Air was £699 from Currys, otherwise I think I'd have gone for the Pro.