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[Nexus 7 General] B_Sharp:
I opted to go with the 8GB after having recently purchased the 25GB plan through Google Drive. I figure I don't actually travel that much so it will mainly be used for Netflix and note taking/to do lists for work. This will be my first real tablet(former Nook owner) so I'm excited to see what it will actually be useful for. Planning on giving this one to my younger sister and buying myself a 16GB if it seems to be causing me too much trouble.
[Nexus 7 General] ThunderTech:
Bought the 16gb Nexus 7 because there was no external SD card support. I've had too many inadequate memory incidents with my 8gb (ROM'd & Rooted) Kindle Fire and more memory is better.
[Nexus 7 General] Lakewell:
I originally ordered an 8GB, but then cancelled it for the 16GB. I don't know why, but I thought to myself that 8GB is plenty. But, obviously, 8GB is really 5GB+ usable space, and seeing as this is a consumption device for various media I decided the extra space is needed.
[Nexus 7 General] user7618:
I pre-ordered the 16gb today. That, combined with my dropbox and drive space, should be enough.

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[Nexus 7 General] Frankenstooge:
16gb. I mad memory struggles with my N1. Never again.
[Nexus 7 General] iucidium:
8, I'm a cloud whore.
[Nexus 7 General] P1 Wookie:
16, because 1) That's what I wanted, and 2) That's all GameStop is selling.
[Nexus 7 General] Agallion:
Went with the 16. I didnt want to be in the position where i regretted not getting it. I may never use it, but its good to know its there, $50 is rather marginal cost wise for doubling the local storage.
[Nexus 7 General] RexBabbs:
16

I went 16 cause of my ownership of the Archos 101. That old POS really filled up fast and I imagine this unit will as well...probably much faster.

By the way, just sold the Archos for $150 (16G) and it almost brought a tear to my eye. Kinda had a nostalgic bent for that thing.

Oh, well....going from a baloney sandwich to a steak dinner!
[Nexus 7 General] mewantnexus7:
Looks like this is moot:

$199 8GB Nexus 7 + $1.39 USB OTG Cable + $39.99 64GB Flash Drive + Stickmount = $240.38 for a 72GB Nexus 7 vs $250 for a 16GB Nexus 7

See the various threads about how stickmount was updated yesterday for JB + Nexus 7 and works almost perfectly.

$1.39 USB OTG Cable: http://www.amazon.com/T-Flash-Adapter-Samsung-GT-i9100-GT-N7000/dp/B005FUNYSA

64GB Flash Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220674
[Nexus 7 General] freemeech:
I went 16 GB from gamestop!!!

Blazing Galaxy S3
[Nexus 7 General] Xandrius:
16 GB, about the minimum I need for an android device; that size was adequate with my Galaxy Tab 10.1 and GNex.
[Nexus 7 General] abogrhen:
i think i well go and order 16 g
[Nexus 7 General] BurnRubber90:
16GB as I think that's the minimum for games and apps. The rest goes cloud.
[Nexus 7 General] bizz2012:
Went for 16gb, always good having the local storage and with discount codes in the UK from Currys i paid £189.99 which is a nice price imo.
[Nexus 7 General] desiresiscool:
if you dont mind where did you get discount codes
[Nexus 7 General] 916Kev:
I use cloud a lot so I went with the 8gb.
[Nexus 7 General] upstandingcitizen:
Looking silly with a dongle hanging from your tablet at all times: Priceless.
[Nexus 7 General] lee667:
I went for the 16gb version as got it for £179.99 at HMV, don't mind paying an extra £15 or so for the extra
[Nexus 7 General] mewantnexus7:
You could just use tape ;)
[Nexus 7 General] michealmikeyb:
I got 16 cause it would be weird having my tablet have less memory than my phone
[Nexus 7 General] phoneman09:
I haven't preordered anything yet, I really want an 8gb one but I want a store to carry it instead of having it delivered. Does anyone know if any store is selling a 8gb one?
[Nexus 7 General] twinAnj:
Ordered the 16gb. Wish it had more because I gotta fill it up with ebooks for school :-/
[Nexus 7 General] hjxme:
16GB for me.
[Nexus 7 General] mystilleef:
All my files are in the cloud between Google Drive and Google Play. So I opted for the 8GB.
[Nexus 7 General] BuddhaTB:
The 8gb version is a Google Play Store exclusive so you'll have to order it online.
[Nexus 7 General] eyesparky:
Take VAT out of the equation and the prices are a few pounds different from the US pre tax prices, so yes the price is reasonable all things considered.
[Nexus 7 General] sr8olguin:
Went for the 16GB of course. :)

Plus with google drive i don't need anymore.
[Nexus 7 General] b0n3:
16GB

Reasons:

- No buyers remorse .. I just bought a 16GB card for my Nook Color because of space issues.

- The 100s of backups I'll probably compile

- ROMs .. zips .. etc

- Loading up movies, tunes and games for flights and non-wifi situations

- That's the only one Gamestop offered and I got great trade in credit through them. $199 is a sweet price point for the 8GB, but I ended up only paying $150 for the 16GB with the Gamestop trade credit.
[Nexus 7 General] Mustang7302:
I ordered the 16GB. I wish I saved myself the 8GB at some moments, but then I consider the extra space could be useful one day.

I use my mobile devices like a USB jump-drive so I don't have to carry one on my keys, pocket, or otherwise.

ROMs and Backups when it comes to flashing.

I do load some music internally when internet isn't available, especially since it is wifi only.

I travel once a year or so, so loading up some movies or TV shows for the plane ride is nice.
[Nexus 7 General] GuledJoker:
16gb it has way more space than i expected!!!!! I paid £100 for it my dad works in pc world and got it for me before it even came out and my uncle works in a samsung store so i got s3 for £90
[Nexus 7 General] R3dbeaver:
8Gb. with tax n shipping n stuff to Canada, its about $250 on my door. 16Gb i'll end up breaking north of $300... not my thing. that's my biggest reason.

second reason? i dont store media files in my phone or ipad by experience. they're all streamed either online or LAN from my desktop. the biggest storage hogger is just those big 200mb+ games...

and pictures.

my RAZR is full of pics.... which i auto-upload to G+ anyway, so i clean them up evry now n then.
[Nexus 7 General] acegolfer:
Is Google Play store the only place to order 8gb?
[Nexus 7 General] kattara:
Yes.
[Nexus 7 General] maconsultant:
I have the 16gb models... Got them this morning... Just opened them and am charging these bad boys as we speak..
[Nexus 7 General] darkquota:
8 GB. I bought a 16 GB Nook Tablet and don't use that much space (reason I'm getting the nexus is because my sister wanted an ereader and I wanted a new gadget, so I had a good excuse lol). Most of the media content I own is music, and I still use my iPod touch for that. Also, I plan spend a lot of time reading ebooks with it, and the books don't require that much space.

I doubt I'll buy any movies and definitely will not keep a lot of games on the device, so I think I'll be fine.
[Nexus 7 General] andrewhansen86:
Got mine at Sam's Club. $261.48 out the door. No shipping! Plus $25 Play Store credit! Plus somehow Google Wallet gave me another $10 free even though I already got $10 free from them about a year ago.
[Nexus 7 General] HotInEER:
I went with the16gb version. Loving it so far. Ordered mine from Gamestop, got this morning, traded in a bunch of old games and ended up only paying $120 out of picket total, got $25 in Google play store money and $10 Google wallet money, so I feel I made out real good.
[Nexus 7 General] Valerianus:
I went with the 8GB version. I don't game, nor will I be loading media onto this device. Strictly apps and cloud data only.
[Nexus 7 General] johnmcdnl:
The 16GB was the only option available to me in PC World in Ireland so hadn't too much choice in the matter - if I had the choice I think I still would have chosen the 16GB model over the 8GB model because you can never have too much storage - yes it was a serious rip off at €50 extra for it but I'll find some use for it. Using cloud storage is alright but sometimes it's just nicer being able to store stuff on your device locally and especially so in Ireland where internet access can be really dodgy at times - and always dodgy when you really need it
[Nexus 7 General] droidnext:
I go for 8gb, since i heard the otg usb working.
[Nexus 7 General] blahblahyoutoo:
dude, that's pretty racist.
[Nexus 7 General] patriot720:
Decided to get the 16gb, after some store credit and a trade in at gamestop it came out to be about the same as the 8gb price.
[Nexus 7 General] stilljk:
I went for the 16.
[Nexus 7 General] waterstander:
16 on deck

Went with the 16 because it was the only pre order option via gamestop
[Nexus 7 General] 150pilot:
I went with the 16 GB version & I'm glad I did as I only have 2 GB free left after loading it up. I have no music, no pictures & only 1 movie on there. I know that 1.3 GB is maps for copilot live and 2 more GB are podcasts but not sure how the rest of it breaks down. Oh well, got what I wanted on there & still have 2 free GB left, not bad.
[Nexus 7 General] cliffgardner:
8
[Nexus 7 General] Ceasare:
I went for the 16. It arrives Monday! Woooo-sah!
[Nexus 7 General] Maitzzz:
16GB Because i like to watch movies and 5GB isn't enough for me
[Nexus 7 General] GeneralCrocket:
Learning toward the 8 GB because of the appealing price.

Sent from my G2x that didn't get the ICS update yet
[Nexus 7 General] MC153:
I originally got an 8 but went to Sam's club and got a 16.
[Nexus 7 General] sirdevinster:
16gb here. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
[Nexus 7 General] alias3800:
I specifically only want the 8gb one and haven't had any luck finding it in retail stores
[Nexus 7 General] alias3800:
Ah nevermind
[Nexus 7 General] MWilt:
8gb is Play store only so save your gas you won't find it at a retail store
[Nexus 7 General] lrosenman:
I bought a 16 gig one at office depot today. Liking it so far
[Nexus 7 General] ticoti68:
I use 32G , until now no problem
[Nexus 7 General] Nexcellent:
I can safely say that after setting everything up, i couldn't have gone with an 8GB. Glad i got the 16GB.
[Nexus 7 General] Jeff_in_LA:
16 gigs. You can never have enough. Nandroid backups take a lot of memory
[Nexus 7 General] oldblue910:
I went with the 8 GB. The extra $50 for the 16 GB model wasn't worth it to me. I have a 32 GB Motorola Xoom for the heavy duty tablet stuff. I mainly just bought the Nexus 7 to **** around with and use for compiling AOSP. That much beef under the hood at that price point, it was a no-brainer.

All my content consumption from the Google Play Store happens on my Xoom. The 10" screen is far better for reading books or magazines and watching movies, though the 7" form factor is much nicer since you can hold it one-handed.
[Nexus 7 General] eganraC:
16, wanted the 8 but it seems like Sam's club only got 16_
[Nexus 7 General] oldblue910:
I believe the 8 GB is sold exclusively through the Google Play Store. I haven't heard of any retail outlet having 8 GB models in stock.
[Nexus 7 General] Shamushand:
8GB. The $200 price tag drew me in, and since it'll mostly be used as a lighter alternative to my laptop for taking notes and class with some games and Redditing on the side, I figured the extra $50 would be better spent on a keyboard and accessories later on.

Sent from my Samsung Infuse 4G
[Nexus 7 General] jonyrace:
16. Only choice at Sam's
[Nexus 7 General] tthaz777:
I wish Nexus 7 could have an expandable slot for SD card. 8gb or 16gb is not enough. :(
[Nexus 7 General] muzzy996:
This.

Bought it as a toy. My HTC one x and Verizon galaxy tab 10.1 are my daily drivers, the nexus is purely to play with the latest builds so the backup space is necessary.
[Nexus 7 General] Chest3r:
I don't get it - everyone including google goes on about the cloud. Yet the N7 has no 3G/4G.

How are you plannin to use the cloud while you're out of your house?

Yes you can set up your Smart Phone as a wirless spot, but i guess my Note would be at 50% battery after streaming 1 Movie.

I'm curious.

The N7 looks like a nice device but the missing msdhc slot is kind of a turnoff..
[Nexus 7 General] big samm:
Just pre ordered a 16gb

Can wait to play with this bad boy :D

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus 7 General] sabre31:
Ordered the 16gb for 50 bucks more its a no brainer.
[Nexus 7 General] solid009:
Went with the 16gb cause that's all GameStop carries, however, I got it for the same price I would've gotten the 8gb from the play store since I had games to trade in :)
[Nexus 7 General] gsrrr:
I'd get the 8gb if it was offered from a 3rd party. With tax and shipping, the 8gb from GP is $230. I can pick up the 16gb for $250.
[Nexus 7 General] jermneedscoffee:
Just ordered the 16GB version. Free shipping and no tax to my state. I couldn't pass that!

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[Nexus 7 General] timekeeper:
I kind of wanted to get the 8gb, but the Future Shop I walked into only had 16gb units. I hate dealing with pre-orders and shipping crap, so I always prefer to buy in a store. My 16gb rang up to ~292 after BC sales taxes. I doubt I'll use all that space, but it's good to have.
[Nexus 7 General] Gam3r 4 Life:
Just a little heads up to people still trying to decide. Im am very glad I went with the 16g. I would already be out of space if I would have gotten the 8.
[Nexus 7 General] hanthesolo:
I decided to go with the 8GB version, as I will mainly use it for devving, and maybe some gaming sometimes (which I am very happy I did, after reading all the worrying threads about N7 defects, which seem to be centered around the 16GB version). As I am not a big music listener or movie-watcher(and I have other devices for that), space is not a HUGE concern for me, although I bet I will be shuffling around a few Tegra games in a few months.

Additionally, $199 (well, $232 after tax and shipping) is am AMAZING price for a Tegra 3 tablet, reguardless of the features. I wasn't really looking into buying a new tablet, as Tegra 2 still has some life left in it, but this was way too good to pass up. Considering how small google's profit margin is, and how many features thay have packed into this on device, I think they are taking a pretty big risk on sales. They seem to be following amazon's marketing plan of selling things at a small profit or a loss, then making it up on media sales (games, movies, etc.).
[Nexus 7 General] uberdalum:
I went with the 16gig version. I almost didn't since I had a hard time justifying the $50 price difference but did it anyway. I figured that the space would be put to good use with something while I'm not within a wifi hotspot.
[Nexus 7 General] Nexus_Lion:
I initially went for the 8GB but then cancelled my order with Google after I saw a good deal on HMV (£189.99 for 16GB) - I couldn't justify an extra £40 for another 8GB but an extra £20 is easier to stomach!
[Nexus 7 General] ygohome:
I had some reward points on my bank card. The website with the list of"gifts" available by trading in these points were kind of lame... so I cashed those points in for dollars. Was just enough cash to preorder the Nexus 7 16gb with tax and shipping.

The equivalent tablet that I could've traded the points in for from the bank was a Corby Kyros 8" tablet...

http://www.cobyusa.com/?p=prod&prod_num_id=10609&pcat_id=3001

I think the Nexus 7 is quite a bit of an improvement over the Corby Kyros and for the same "point" value.
[Nexus 7 General] snipestech:
I did 16 Cuz its what they had glad I did although I was willing to do 8 thanks to cloud storage with multiple accounts Google drive box drop box etc

I'm at 12.43 left been on it since this morning

I'm sure I will have a lot of stuff on this its a great device begging to be filled with media
[Nexus 7 General] Sinkdrain:
Just ordered the 16 gig because I'm not going through the memory issues like i did when my nexus one got gingerbread. Id still have it if it didn't run out of internal memory.
[Nexus 7 General] :
I am glad i got a 16 GB model. I am wishing for a 32 GB model because i can barely fit all the content I need handy.

Sent from my Nexus 7 - 1.5 Ghz OC Atlantis R2
[Nexus 7 General] mathufu:
What he said, I went with the 8gb for the exact same reasons
[Nexus 7 General] Next2012:
I went 16gb because I bought mine in store. I didn't want to wait for shipping, so figured what the heck.
[Nexus 7 General] cam1john:
Went for the 8GB.

I wanted this for a few reasons and 1 being the price was $199.

Plus cloud and my laptop as storage. Not necessary to spend the extra $50 unless you really want it or have more money to spend.
[Nexus 7 General] LogicL77:
Same here, 16GB. Pre ordered from Gamestop on 7/11. Traded in an ipod touch 32G Gen3 and a ipod nano 16G Gen5 for $208.00. Paid $57.00 bucks out the door and had my Nexus 7 on 7/13/12!!! Quickly cancelled my previous pre order with J&R.com.
[Nexus 7 General] EvilDeadFan:
16 Gigs.

Like someone else said, I have a new gaming/home theatre pc setup that is only 2 or so months old that I built for music and watching tv + movie content. We have our older setup in the bedroom, so this won't be for movies or music, much.

If we're on a trip (where I'm not stuck driving anyways) I'll put some on there, but how much could I possibly need?

My main uses will be for ebook reading, browsing the internet, mobile games during those times waiting for an oil change, travelling etc. and car stuff like obdII reading with my ebay adapter + Torque, and some heavy GPS use when necessary. :)

Oh, and everything in between. I'm not worried about 16 gigs of storage, as I have 8 gigs in my Desire HD and I barely use half as it is when the phone is fully loaded with games books and everything I need. I could have expanded to 32 gigs at any point, but I haven't because I don't need it.

That being said, having double will suit me fine, because I have other sources for music and video, which are the main draws for large storage space.
[Nexus 7 General] StuMcBill:
I am currently planning on selling my Transformer Prime to buy a 16Gb Nexus 7, however, I wondered if I can mount USB Storage via a USB-OTG cable?

Or would I need to root and install a custom Kernel?

I have no problem rooting, and probably will anyway, since I have done the same with my Galaxy Nexus.
[Nexus 7 General] ajamils:
You will need custom kernel as it has been confirmed by Google that there is no USB-OTG support out of the box.
[Nexus 7 General] Dark lord me:
Traded in about $30 games at my local best buy (most got me only a few bucks) so i was able to get about $200 enough for the 8 gig but i got the 16 i didn't feel that guilty about spending $70 and with the 25 credit only like 40
[Nexus 7 General] sirdevinster:
16gb baby!
[Nexus 7 General] Sharkeyd:
16 gigs. I have almost 6 gigs on my Galaxy Tab 10.1 of apps alone. I don't want to have to start deleting things to make room for more.
[Nexus 7 General] marcellus7:
16gb. I'm too lazy to only pick out songs I like, so I usually drag over albums/artists. It also gives me a sense of security. Only 5-6gb of free space is scary these days, makes me feel claustrophobic.

Basically, I probably dont really need all 16, lol
[Nexus 7 General] digitheatre:
8GB. Basically it come down to how you make use of your tablet, in traditional way, normally people just dump everything inside like a media storage, even 16GB won't be enough. I'll use this only for web browsing, facebook, pdf reading etc. Most of my stuffs already in the cloud. I analyzed my storage consumption in my galaxy nexus, most of the storage space filled with pictures taken by the camera, which Nexus7 don't have rear camera to take pictures with. So I think I'm ok with 8GB. Cheap too :)
[Nexus 7 General] effingpace:
16
[Nexus 7 General] kojaraty:
Cancelled 16gig ordered 8gig

The same thing i did. First i ordered the 16gig then i cancelled it and ordered the 8gig. $199 price tag is great. I am waiting for the next Nexus phone and i will have it 16gig minimum.

I love anything the has Nexus on it! :laugh:
[Nexus 7 General] unleashed12:
I went with 8gb mainly because I never put anything on my tablets but books and apps which 8gb is good enough for. My phone has all the music and stuff so 8 works perfect for me, plus no backorders on 8 so I got it super fast
[Nexus 7 General] hullbay:
16. It's only $50 more. Better to have more than too little.
[Nexus 7 General] sakanagai:
Conflicted during the order, but went with 16GB, just to be safe. I dropped storage during the latest iPad refresh and paid the price for it; app sizes increased greatly for the "retina" graphics. I'd rather not fall into that trap, especially since Google, earlier this year, set the stage for large apps to be available in Play.

Another option (what I did for the iPad) is using the internal storage for apps and DRM content, and use a WiFi hard drive (Wi Drive or Go Flex Satellite) for media. The 16GB Wi Drive is $40 on Amazon, less than the N7 upgrade price.
[Nexus 7 General] Hemidroids:
16GB because it will be eaiser to sell when my Infinity 32GB S4 gets here.
[Nexus 7 General] blackhand1001:
I got the 16 gb version but remember this is an aosp device. AOSP is so much smaller than any custom ui. The roms are like 100 mb vs like 500-600 for a sense rom. Its also all one big partition instead of being multiple like older gingerbread devices.
[Nexus 7 General] dcafe:
8g
[Nexus 7 General] MaxCarnage:
I got the 16GB because I figured with the $25 credit it wasn't really that much more for twice the memory. I am a heavy cloud user though so I may end up not even using it, unless I start getting the flashing bug for some reason.
[Nexus 7 General] Vertron:
Based on the fact the US 16gb version costs $250, I was hoping the UK version would cost around £160, but no it costs £200 which has put me off quite a bit.
[Nexus 7 General] :
Lousy V.A.T!
[Nexus 7 General] Hemidroids:
I'm serious. You people need to get off the currency conversion band wagon. Quit worring about what number other people are paying. Its all the same. The converrsion has nothing to do with the price. You pay the same price as I do.
[Nexus 7 General] iridium21:
16gb for me :)
[Nexus 7 General] riko540:
I went with the 8GB because everything I use is in the cloud.
[Nexus 7 General] fixyourtech:
16gb, I need enough space for 5 scanned books for class.

I also want to put tomtom gps app when it comes out this summer.

Lastly you can't expand it, so may as well its only 50 bucks.
[Nexus 7 General] got556:
8 gb. I have my Xoom for my movie needs...32gb internal/64 gb external. I've found w/ all my 7" or (under 10" tabs) I mainly browse the internet/read/etc. I don't really find myself playing games on them or watching movies.
[Nexus 7 General] Vertron:
How's it the same? It's the equivalent of you paying $314. That's $64 dollars more for the same 16gb version.

This thread is about if it's worth paying $250 to get the 16gb version. Us in the UK have to pay the equivalent of $250 just to get the 8gb version.
[Nexus 7 General] BrianDigital:
16gb as well, my current tablet is sixteen not really a problem. Just a tip I'd like to share for first time tablet owners, app do not remove their folders and the additional files the download so after a while its smart to dig in and remove them yourself, recovered 4gbs that way
[Nexus 7 General] Vertron:
Install storage analyzer from the play store, really useful for finding out what's taking all your space up.
[Nexus 7 General] got556:
Thanks for mentioning that. D/L'ing now to my Razr so I won't forget it when the N7 gets here. With 96 GB available on my Razr I tend to forget about micro managing my storage/files.
[Nexus 7 General] Sinjd:
The US price does NOT include sales tax. As pointed out earlier in the thread. Our UK price DOES include sales tax, all 20% of it. Which, as far as I know is not a percentage set by Google :p
[Nexus 7 General] pack21:
I need to know first if is going to have OTG, if yes 8GB is fine.
[Nexus 7 General] darkamikaze:
According to the andatech review it does? At least in the non-final build