[dba-Tech] The latest MS Surface price leak

On 2012-08-15 3:01 PM, Stuart McLachlan wrote:
> Yep,   You can certainly chew up the high cost MBytes if you are storing everything in the
> cloud and using a 3/4G connection - especially if roaming internationally - then they really hit
> you with high MB rates.
>
> I also second the microSD - that's why I put a 32GB card in my Motorola Xoom which came
> with 32GB internal.  A few movies to while away the time in airport waiting lounges can take a
> lot more the a couple of GB.    :-)

Yep, at 720x480, 1GB gets you up to about 2hrs of movie.

PB

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> On 15 Aug 2012 at 8:49, Peter Brawley wrote:
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>> 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
>>
>>
>>> R
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>> [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
>>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] The latest MS Surface price leak
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
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>>>
>>>> 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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