06-26-2012, 12:46 PM | #16 | |
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The better course would be for the manufacturer to put the card slot in, not offer a 16GB version (heck, just make a 4GB version and save some money themselves....) and make the up-charge model have more RAM, faster processor, better camera, or whatever bell-and/or-whistle they think will give them the bigger value-add. Sell a deluxe pack with leather case and SD card or something. Last edited by ApK; 06-26-2012 at 01:46 PM. |
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06-26-2012, 03:09 PM | #17 |
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I strongly disagree. My Xoom (Honeycomb => ICS) allowed me to shelve my Windows laptop long ago. What experience are you basing your comment on? Do you have an Android tablet other than a Fire?
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06-26-2012, 03:36 PM | #18 |
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Android just doesn't do it for me. Windows RT is everything I need. Expect andorid tablets to go the way of the netbook.
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06-26-2012, 03:38 PM | #19 |
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06-26-2012, 05:07 PM | #20 |
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I'm fascinated how you can be so certain about a product that has not yet been released and that virtually no one outside of Microsoft has touched.
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06-26-2012, 07:56 PM | #21 | |
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I'm definitely getting one, and thinking about the new KF which is speculated to be announced by the end of next month. Have no interest in other Android tablets, very happy with the Amazon App Store. |
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06-26-2012, 11:32 PM | #22 |
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06-27-2012, 02:02 AM | #23 |
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06-27-2012, 03:40 AM | #24 |
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Bring it on. The cheaper the better. Even better if it supports BT keyboard and mouse.
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06-27-2012, 06:42 AM | #25 | |
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The counter argument is that it may be pretty enough to wow people in-store. That said, if you are taken with the Metro UI, then you might as well get a tablet rather than a PC. One way or the other Windows 8 will go down in history, I'm just not sure which way it will go. By layering the same UI on a PC, phone and tablet MS is betting heavily on the Metro UI and for that reason alone it will succeed to some degree. The idea is appealing, but watching how MS has botched the Windows Phone 8 transition, I have reservations about investing into an ecosystem where they don't seem to be overly concerned about cutting off their customers and partners and leading them up a technological dead end. I have fallen for that before. I have a great Windows Home Server, it has disk spanning which is a wonderful feature. Microsoft have released an update that drops that feature and there is ZERO upgrade path, if I want to upgrade I have to wipe all data and start over. That's the upgrade strategy I have come to expect from MS. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice..... |
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06-27-2012, 08:53 AM | #26 |
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06-27-2012, 10:23 AM | #27 |
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It's not necessarily a deal-breaker (I have a Fire), but it's something that I've come to really enjoy with most other Android offerings and would be a big negative which could easily sway my wallet power (see: small allowance from wife) to another device that has an SD slot.
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06-27-2012, 01:13 PM | #28 |
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06-27-2012, 03:19 PM | #30 | |
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if "winning"is your primary objective in buying consumer tech. I just want to do the things i need to do with my tech. I am too busy to be concerned about bragging rights from being on some perceived "winning bandwagon" My personal self esteem is quite secure with out such banality but to each their own. |
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