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View Poll Results: Does lack of SD card support effect you're buying of the Nexus 7?
Yes, I'm not buying because of this. 101 41.91%
No, not a problem at all. 61 25.31%
I'm buying the 16GB because of this. 34 14.11%
I'm not in the market for a tablet, but I like to vote. 45 18.67%
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Old 07-02-2012, 07:10 PM   #121
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I'm surprised at how many people who voted that's it's a deal breaker have bought Nook Colors or Kindle Fires.
The Nook Color has a microSD card slot... In fact, it allows you dual-boot the device without having to root or unlock the bootloader.
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Old 07-02-2012, 07:34 PM   #122
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I'm surprised at how many people who voted that's it's a deal breaker have bought Nook Colors or Kindle Fires.
Probably they got burned the last time, now they know how important it is.
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Old 07-02-2012, 07:43 PM   #123
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Removing the SD card slot is taking a huge step backwards no doubt. How about two or even three micro-SDHC card slots? That would be moving forward...
A huge step forward for Apple and Google on the road to ripping us off (a slot adds less than 2 dollars to the cost, but forces us to stay in the cloud or buy their accessories.) A giant leap backwards for user.
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Old 07-02-2012, 07:59 PM   #124
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Some of you guys make me feel so tech-illiterate. My Kobo has an SD slot but I am nowhere near to where I would need one.

My tablet, an Acer Iconia Tab, has an SD slot that I may or may not need at some point. It also has a USB port, which I have used for my flash drive and my MP3 player. I am glad to have that because, otherwise, I wouldn't be able to transfer music and podcasts to my MP3.
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Old 07-02-2012, 08:03 PM   #125
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The Nook Color has a microSD card slot... In fact, it allows you dual-boot the device without having to root or unlock the bootloader.
Yep, the NC is rated for a 32GB SDHC but has been reported working with 64GB SDXC. Flashing the right custom ROM enables short-range bluetooth and USB host, too. It's holding up great for a device 2 or 3 generations behind--I'd still say it's a better value than the Kindle Fire.
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Yep, the NC is rated for a 32GB SDHC but has been reported working with 64GB SDXC. Flashing the right custom ROM enables short-range bluetooth and USB host, too. It's holding up great for a device 2 or 3 generations behind--I'd still say it's a better value than the Kindle Fire.
Sorry, I wasn't aware that the NC had SD card support, I've edited my post. My point was that the KF doesn't have SD card support either.
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Old 07-03-2012, 03:09 AM   #127
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Well, I am in the minority here. I have a N7 pre-ordered and the lack of an SD slot is not a problem as I once thought it would be, after spending time with my Fire. I have a 500GB GoFlex that is my preference for storing/streaming/sharing data amongst several devices.

I am really looking forward to getting my hands on the Nexus.
Is there a SharePoint app available for Android?
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Old 07-03-2012, 03:20 AM   #128
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I would have preferred it with an SD slot, but the rest of the specs are impressing enough for the price for med to want to get it anyway.
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Old 07-03-2012, 03:57 AM   #129
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At least, though, with Android the buyer has the choice: buy a tablet with an SD slot or without, the choice is yours. The tablet I have, for example, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, gives you an SD card and TV output for $50 more than the price of the Nexus.
The WiFi Samsung Galaxy tablet I have, and only because an over generous son wanted to surprise me and also (he said) stop me in my tracks from my usual course of over studying these things, also has a SD slot. I am not even sure it has a TV output though, since I have never thought about wanting one. At the time it cost twice the Nexus's price. (I was looking strongly at the Lenovo A1 at that time.)
I would have sent it back if it had not had the SD slot. I have been around long enough to know that it is important to have that extra storage. I usually carry 3 xD cards along with my Olympus camera, and have several SD cards for my feature phone's camera. Likewise I carry music and books on SD cards. They take hardly any room at all.

What I am waiting for now is Samsung to spin off a WiFi Galaxy Note "Touch" or increase the screen resolution on its WiFi Galaxy Player 5.0
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Old 07-03-2012, 06:49 AM   #130
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The lack of a SD card slot is a no-deal for me. I now have one device without an external SD card and I already miss it. And I hardly use the thing!

For me, it's not the ease of swapping of memory, but rather the extra space that is needed.


(and a 7" Wifi Galaxy Note would be a very tempting thing!)
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Old 07-03-2012, 06:50 AM   #131
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(and a 7" Wifi Galaxy Note would be a very tempting thing!)
A 7" WiFi Galaxy Note, other than the lack of a Wacom touch screen, is basically the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0.
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At least, though, with Android the buyer has the choice: buy a tablet with an SD slot or without, the choice is yours. The tablet I have, for example, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, gives you an SD card and TV output for $50 more than the price of the Nexus.
That price difference is even less. Google charges $13 shipping for the Nexus 7 and a Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 can be had with free shipping (Amazon) or no shipping (Best Buy pickup).
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If only that were true.
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It is true. For the manufactoring cost.
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Exactly, probably lower if they equip every single device with it. And nobody can tell me that there is not enough space in a device with a 7" screen.
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