[dba-Tech] The latest MS Surface price leak

On 2012-08-15 8:33 AM, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> For a tablet I don't see the cloud as a big negative.  I wouldn't store my
> company data there or large docs, etc.  Since you're not going to be doing
> any real development work on a tablet.  But, AFAICT, and I'm not a tablet
> user, the stuff that Google holds for you is all pretty small but useful
> stuff -  calendar, email, contacts, etc.
Yep, and I'd rather not have to pay a 3G/4G connection toll for 
accessing it.
> The rest of its utility seems to
> be in the apps - GPS, web surfing for news and other info.
>
> So I'm wondering if the lack of SD is going to be a problem.  I suppose if
> you want to take a couple of movies with you on a long flight.  But you can
> store an awful lot of music and books in a couple of GB.

Movies concerts & big docs for any stretch of time where you're away 
from your network, that's where you need 32GB or so of microSD.

PB


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> R
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 6:06 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
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> On 2012-08-14 11:29 PM, Rocky Smolin wrote:
>> My son just got himself a Nexus 7.  $199 from Google.  When it came it
>> was already synced with his Google account.  When he turned it on for
>> the first time it said "Hello Noah". It is one slick piece of
>> hardware.  But the hardware is just the medium for the total
>> integration of your life into everything Google.
> Right, any tablet running Android 4.0 gets you that kind of integration.
>
> Alas the Nexus has no microSD slot, so you must depend on the cloud. No
> thanks.
>
> PB
>
> -----
>
>> Microsoft is not going to win this one on price or even on hardware.
>>
>> R
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
>> Lawrence
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 6:05 PM
>> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
>> Subject: [dba-Tech] The latest MS Surface price leak
>>
>> Surface tablets rumored to ship with $199 price tag
>>
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/14/surface_199_price_tag/
>>
>> That price point could change a lot of things.
>>
>> Jim
>>
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