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Then sell it as a "Surface Pro 30 GB (tablet only)", not "Surface Pro 64 GB (tablet only)": http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/productID.275287

• baddox 13y ago
  This isn't standard. In fact, I don't know of a single device manufacturer that does this. Every iPod, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows desktop, Windows laptop, Microsoft tablet, and Android tablets I am aware of states the total storage space as the primary indicator of storage. Do you have any counterexamples?
  • Samuel_Michon 13y ago
    A 64GB iPad has 57GB available storage space, that’s 10% less than the name suggests. A 64GB Surface Pro has 30GB available storage space, that’s less than half of what’s advertised. When shopping for tablets, consumers should compare the 64GB Surface Pro with the 32GB iPad.
    • baddox 13y ago
      But that's a different argument. You're arguing that there is some line that can't be crossed, like perhaps manufacturers can be up to 10% off in their advertised storage space. That's a reasonable argument in itself (although where to draw that line is tricky), but it's a much different argument than "all manufacturers should advertise only the available storage space."
• gburt 13y ago
  But... that's dishonest. The hardware is a 64GB SSD. I would be very confused if they did that. I am looking at this from a modder/techie perspective, where the hardware is more important to me than the software. In a fully closed appliance, it may be different.