Don't take this tablet

[bellinghman]

Oh Google, why? Why is there no SD slot of any form in the Nexus 7 tablet?

You did this on the Nexus S phone. Which is why I didn't buy one of those, and went for the Samsung Galaxy S II instead.

You did this on the Galaxy Nexus phone. Which is why I won't buy one of those.

And now you've done it on the Nexus 7 tablet. I don't think I'll be buying one of those either.

Please don't skimp on storage, even if some other manufacturers do. I will not buy something that tops out at a mere 32 GB - I've got that much filled on my Galaxy S II phone's external card.

Yes, I know, I know, Apple don't do it. But you shouldn't copy their bad habits. This is one of the reasons they never get my money.

Comments

[oldbloke.livejournal.com]

Please don't skimp on storage


640k is enough for anybody

[nojay.livejournal.com]

I've got a couple of questions for tablet and phone makers.

1. Why aren't they implementing SDXC slots instead of sticking with the SDHC format which limits out at 32GB? 128GB SDXC cards are available at not-implausible prices and 64GB SDXC cards are quite affordable, although micro and mini-format SDXC are still price premium.

2. Why only one slot, especially if micro-SD is the preferred card geometry? A 7" or 10" tablet could have 4 or more u-SD slots with little or no extra circuitry (either multiplex signal switching or even parallel access with more signal overhead -> RAID 1 or even RAID 5).

It might be that they are holding off releasing this sort of option as part of a forced-upgrade marketing strategy; Oh noes! Our old Shiny! doesn't have multiple SD card capability and new Shiny! does! Must Buy Now! but I reckon someone would have pulled the trigger on this by now if that were the case.