[clue] Google Nexus tablet

[Shawn T Perry]

Most of the time, you need to do a wipe, which nukes the internal memory.


Shawn T Perry
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On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 7:15 AM, <dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:

> That's something I didn't consider.  Maybe you can download the image into
> internal memory and then flash it.
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> It may complicate putting other roms on it...
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> Shawn T Perry
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> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Dennis J Perkins <
> dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> They might have determined that most people will never need an SD chip,
>> so why include it? It complicates the circuit board and introduces another
>> hole in the case.
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>> I don't know what it would cost to add one, but I've seen a lot of
>> companies take shortcuts to save money by not buying a 25 cent part.
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>> I suppose I could ask how much memory is needed to store a movie and how
>> many people store several movies on their tablets.
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>> I don't regard the lack of SD a killer. I might buy this tablet.
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>> On Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:06:46 AM Dan Kulinski wrote:
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>> The Nexus 7 has USB On The Go support, so with an adapter you can connect
>> external storage.
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>> However, I have discussed the missing SD slot with colleagues and I
>> believe the reason is that Google can guarantee a certain level of
>> performance from local flash whereas loading apps and media from low
>> quality external storage will cause delays that would compromise the user
>> experience.  I am sure Apple does the same thing for similar reasons.
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>> As for the reviews, it looks pretty good.  The  Verge has a great review
>> and is very informed.  The conclusion states that at the price point the
>> Nexus 7 is the best tablet purchase.  It buries the Kindle Fire and the
>> Nook Tablet.  The screen is great with wide viewing angles.  The biggest
>> complaint is the lack of breadth of entertainment available in the Google
>> Play store.
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>> Dan
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>> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Dennis J Perkins <
>> dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:
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>> Has anyone looked at the reviews and specs for this new tablet? It looks
>> pretty good, except for a missing SD slot.
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