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The 'value' you speak of in tablets is not in the volume of space available but in the overall experience. I can't say I've ever heard a "real user" express ho

The 'value' you speak of in tablets is not in the volume of space available but in the overall experience. I can't say I've ever heard a "real user" express how they wished they have more physical space on their tablet or smartphone. It's a nice line item on a spec sheet to hold over your competitors but how many users actually care?

berntb 14y ago
>>[Storage size is] a nice line item on a spec sheet [...] but how many users actually care? Ah, that is why there are never any buyers for more than the 16 GB iPads? Oh, wait... (Meta: Could these fan boy wars at least use some minimum quality arguments? :-( )
- cooldeal 14y ago
  16 vs. 32GB is more important for the iPad because you're permanently stuck without recourse with that storage forever. Not so with the Surface. Somewhat ironic that someone who was complaining about argument quality missed that key point.
  - berntb 14y ago
    How fast are those memory cards? Another argument you could use is that the Surface doesn't have so many apps to install anyway... :-) Edit: I might add re quality of arguments -- I answered someone that claimed real users didn't bother about storage space, which is hardly honest.
lambda 14y ago
You have never heard a "real user" (and remember, you and I are "real users" as well; you don't stop being a real user just because you are technically inclined) complain about having run out of space and having to clear off space? About not being able to fit all of their music, photos, videos onto their MP3 player, phone, or tablet? I've certainly encountered that. And I can imagine people saying "hey, this has 32 GB of space, my current device only has 16, this will allow me to fit twice as much", without realizing that a full half of that space is not actually available.
- recoiledsnake 14y ago
  You can easily drop in a SDXC card in the Surface if you need additional storage, unlike the other main alternatives like the iPad and Nexus tablets. You can load up any number of movies to take on a trip on microSD cards and swap them in and out. What do you do on the other tablets without the Microsd slot when you run out of storage?

berntb 14y ago

>>[Storage size is] a nice line item on a spec sheet [...] but how many users actually care? Ah, that is why there are never any buyers for more than the 16 GB iPads? Oh, wait... (Meta: Could these fan boy wars at least use some minimum quality arguments? :-( )

cooldeal 14y ago
16 vs. 32GB is more important for the iPad because you're permanently stuck without recourse with that storage forever. Not so with the Surface. Somewhat ironic that someone who was complaining about argument quality missed that key point.
- berntb 14y ago
  How fast are those memory cards? Another argument you could use is that the Surface doesn't have so many apps to install anyway... :-) Edit: I might add re quality of arguments -- I answered someone that claimed real users didn't bother about storage space, which is hardly honest.

lambda 14y ago

You have never heard a "real user" (and remember, you and I are "real users" as well; you don't stop being a real user just because you are technically inclined) complain about having run out of space and having to clear off space? About not being able to fit all of their music, photos, videos onto their MP3 player, phone, or tablet? I've certainly encountered that. And I can imagine people saying "hey, this has 32 GB of space, my current device only has 16, this will allow me to fit twice as much", without realizing that a full half of that space is not actually available.

recoiledsnake 14y ago
You can easily drop in a SDXC card in the Surface if you need additional storage, unlike the other main alternatives like the iPad and Nexus tablets. You can load up any number of movies to take on a trip on microSD cards and swap them in and out. What do you do on the other tablets without the Microsd slot when you run out of storage?