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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 07-03-2012, 01:28 PM   #151
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I'm betting it drops to $149.
Are you trying to underbid me?
Actually,I think you might be on to something,I just thought a 25% price drop might be a tad radical.
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Old 07-03-2012, 01:34 PM   #152
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Are you trying to underbid me?
Actually,I think you might be on to something,I just thought a 25% price drop might be a tad radical.
You bet. I'll see your banana and raise you two.
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On my phone, I have a Nexus S, which is 16 gigs, and is plenty because I can stream my content. But the Nexus 7 is wifi only, so if you're in an area with no wifi, you're dependent on what content you have locally. For that reason, I'd want an optional SD card.
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Old 07-03-2012, 06:35 PM   #154
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Of course, in this particular case there is something to it. They wanted to hit the exact $199.- price point rather than sell for $205.-. Google branded devices serve more as "reference designs" and don't sell that much. What is very unfortunate is that many people now have come to think that SD card slots are expensive and unnecessary. Google is setting a very bad example here. When they are included they cost next to nothing, and they should be standard on every device. Look at cars, they now all come standard with air conditioning, even when you live in the frozen tundra. Customers accept nothing less. And by always including something you really drive down costs.
Last time I looked at new vehicles, I found out there was no lighter. The salesman said they didn't include them for many people didn't want smoking in their cars, but for $15 (I think) they would include one.
At first I said ok that is fine. I don't smoke, but then I thought again that there have been a few times I wanted to light a fire with the lighter and also the next owner of the vehicle might want one.
Anyway, I got the lighter and stuck it in the glove compartment.

You just never know what future requirements will be.
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Old 07-03-2012, 06:49 PM   #155
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But isn't it rather silly to build down to a specific price point? I mean, who cares if it costs $210 rather than $200, if the extra $10 gets you an SD card slot?
Isn't it silly to call it $199 when everyone knows it's $200?

Human psychology is a bitch.
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Old 07-03-2012, 07:24 PM   #156
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Last time I looked at new vehicles, I found out there was no lighter. The salesman said they didn't include them for many people didn't want smoking in their cars, but for $15 (I think) they would include one.
At first I said ok that is fine. I don't smoke, but then I thought again that there have been a few times I wanted to light a fire with the lighter and also the next owner of the vehicle might want one.
Anyway, I got the lighter and stuck it in the glove compartment.

You just never know what future requirements will be.
I've never had occasion to use the lighter in any of my vehicles. The lighter is merely a cover for the electrical outlet. I would never allow anyone to smoke in my vehicle. I still want the lighter.

That unused piece of detritus might become more valuable than gold if I were stuck in the middle of nowhere and needed to light a fire.
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Old 07-03-2012, 08:07 PM   #157
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My Archos 43 has an SD slot and a USB port that uses a regular cable. Sizing is no problem.

The small downside to the device is that the 4.3" screen has only 854x480 pixels. Still that is better than my Kindle and looks sharper since the screen is smaller and brighter.

I paid $70 for it used from a friend before Christmas vacation in order to have WiFi on a small device where we were going to enjoy warm waters and got a load of extras he had for it.

Alas, I think he got an iPad with a super screen, but he is still a friend.
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But isn't it rather silly to build down to a specific price point? I mean, who cares if it costs $210 rather than $200, if the extra $10 gets you an SD card slot?
It's more like $20-$30 more, and in Canada the price is $209 already, not $199.

It would be nice to have SD card support, but it's not THAT important to me.
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Old 07-05-2012, 10:57 AM   #159
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how many of you have emailed the google nexus 7 support guys to tell them that you'd have bought the tablet had it had an sd card slot? i did email, and they apparently haven't gotten many comments about this so far, so perhaps if everyone contacts them, they may decide that it makes sense to add one.

yeah, i know - i'm being an optimist, but it's not like it costs money to send an email...
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how many of you have emailed the google nexus 7 support guys to tell them that you'd have bought the tablet had it had an sd card slot? i did email, and they apparently haven't gotten many comments about this so far, so perhaps if everyone contacts them, they may decide that it makes sense to add one.

yeah, i know - i'm being an optimist, but it's not like it costs money to send an email...
Good idea. Done.

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how many of you have emailed the google nexus 7 support guys to tell them that you'd have bought the tablet had it had an sd card slot? i did email, and they apparently haven't gotten many comments about this so far, so perhaps if everyone contacts them, they may decide that it makes sense to add one.

yeah, i know - i'm being an optimist, but it's not like it costs money to send an email...
Companies do pay attention to email as well as blogs and forums and phone calls.
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how many of you have emailed the google nexus 7 support guys to tell them that you'd have bought the tablet had it had an sd card slot? i did email, and they apparently haven't gotten many comments about this so far, so perhaps if everyone contacts them, they may decide that it makes sense to add one.

yeah, i know - i'm being an optimist, but it's not like it costs money to send an email...
Good idea, thanks.
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how many of you have emailed the google nexus 7 support guys to tell them that you'd have bought the tablet had it had an sd card slot? i did email, and they apparently haven't gotten many comments about this so far, so perhaps if everyone contacts them, they may decide that it makes sense to add one.

yeah, i know - i'm being an optimist, but it's not like it costs money to send an email...
I just let them know as well.
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how many of you have emailed the google nexus 7 support guys to tell them that you'd have bought the tablet had it had an sd card slot? i did email, and they apparently haven't gotten many comments about this so far, so perhaps if everyone contacts them, they may decide that it makes sense to add one.

yeah, i know - i'm being an optimist, but it's not like it costs money to send an email...
I am already in the process of raising a large mercenary force. Conquest is the only certain way to achieve the correct result.

I did send in a comment. I hope that it will provide a smokescreen for the main assault.
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