[clue] Google Nexus tablet

[Shawn T Perry]

Does the internal storage survive wipes?


Shawn T Perry
Red Mop Computing Services
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On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Christopher Cross <g1ccross at gmail.com>wrote:

> ROMs are not normally vary large. I think the one I use on my phone is
> about 140 MB at most and you can use adb to push/pull files from an android
> device while in recovery mode. My phone also does not have an SD slot but
> the file system is partitioned so that there is a system section and a data
> section. The data section on my phone is actually mounted under
> /mnt/sdcard. I have not had any problems flashing anything to my phone.
>
> Christopher Cross
> g1ccross at gmail.com
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> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 12:54 PM, <dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I decided to preorder one, so I'll find out in a few weeks.
>>
>>
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>> *From: *"Shawn T Perry" <shawn at redmop.com>
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>> *Sent: *Tuesday, July 3, 2012 12:18:35 PM
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>> *Subject: *Re: [clue] Google Nexus tablet
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>> Most of the time, you need to do a wipe, which nukes the internal memory.
>>
>>
>> Shawn T Perry
>> Red Mop Computing Services
>> office: 720-319-7627
>> cell: 303-881-2623
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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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>>> *From: *"Shawn T Perry" <shawn at redmop.com>
>>>
>>> *To: *"CLUE's mailing list" <clue at cluedenver.org>
>>> *Sent: *Monday, July 2, 2012 11:15:49 PM
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>>> *Subject: *Re: [clue] Google Nexus tablet
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>>> It may complicate putting other roms on it...
>>>
>>>
>>> Shawn T Perry
>>> Red Mop Computing Services
>>> office: 720-319-7627
>>> cell: 303-881-2623
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Dennis J Perkins <
>>> dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I suppose I could ask how much memory is needed to store a movie and
>>>> how many people store several movies on their tablets.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't regard the lack of SD a killer. I might buy this tablet.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, June 30, 2012 10:06:46 AM Dan Kulinski wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The Nexus 7 has USB On The Go support, so with an adapter you can
>>>> connect external storage.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Dennis J Perkins <
>>>> dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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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