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So where's our big update? Is it just me or do you feel like this is way past due?

Out more than a month (for the 3G model) and only one minor update, so far? Where's my microSD support, for example?
Is it just me, or am I being a little impatient here? I figured that the microSD would be fixed by now, at the very least.....

I feel you but I learned not to expect anything anymore. If I make up one day and there's an update waiting for me then great. But holding your breath would be a baaaad idea!
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I agree, although I am unsure of whether to blame google or motorola. The SD card would be nice, and so would a few hundred less FCs.

FWIW, I've been making new kernels and such, so I get updates all the time
But seriously:
roebeet said:
Where's my microSD support, for example?
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Yeah, I'm sure that issue is square on Google; it's also part of the issue of why there's MTP support and not USB Mass-Storage, since the former works on files (vs. filesystems for USB M-S, which is why you had to pull it down manually); since I suspect the issue that Google is solving with our "one filesystem for apps and user stuff" is where/how the uSD will be mounted/shared on our devices.

Thought the 4g update would be 90 days or something...

Very impatient.

I can't wait for the 4G upgrade but now that I have the ThunderBolt I wonder how much the Xoom battery is going to last. I get around four hours with the 4G on.
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Motorola has 2 months to fix all the Xoom's problems. Otherwise I'll be forced to return it.
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Ditto on the MicroSD! I have been wondering about the other tablets heading for the market. I see MicroSD card slot listed and I wonder if they hit will they will already have support?

Tomorrow
P.S. I just made up this rumour.

MikeyMike01 said:
Motorola has 2 months to fix all the Xoom's problems. Otherwise I'll be forced to return it.
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What store will let you take it back after 2 months.
To be honest I haven't noticed the lack of a sd card. Don't have 4g here so I am content just as soon as otterbox releases their damn case.

myv6mustang said:
What store will let you take it back after 2 months.
To be honest I haven't noticed the lack of a sd card. Don't have 4g here so I am content just as soon as otterbox releases their damn case.
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Costco
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rljohnson said:
Ditto on the MicroSD! I have been wondering about the other tablets heading for the market. I see MicroSD card slot listed and I wonder if they hit will they will already have support?
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What other honeycomb tablets are going to have an sd slot. I think i have only seen one other future tablet so far.

I'm pretty sure that I've read somewhere that the zoom will get SD support at the same time as the 4G upgrade.
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the clock is ticking 77 days before it goes back to cotsco if moto/google doesn't fix all the **** that is wrong with this POS

neonflx said:
the clock is ticking 77 days before it goes back to cotsco if moto/google doesn't fix all the **** that is wrong with this POS
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Why you buy it if you are gonna knock it? You didn't have to buy it. Lol

If its a pos than return it now.
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Have not needed the micro SD. Using the 4g on the TBolt. Can't wait for the LTE upgrade....that's all I need. Sometimes I feel storage space is overrated. I have bought all big storage space gadgets and have yet to run out.
Instead of OS upgrades...I want all the developers to keep cranking out the Honey apps.
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squeeze said:
Have not needed the micro SD. Using the 4g on the TBolt. Can't wait for the LTE upgrade....that's all I need. Sometimes I feel storage space is overrated. I have bought all big storage space gadgets and have yet to run out.
Instead of OS upgrades...I want all the developers to keep cranking out the Honey apps.
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It is easy to fill up with music and video libraries.

bwcorvus said:
Costco
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Yep.
znfrazier said:
Why you buy it if you are gonna knock it? You didn't have to buy it. Lol
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Some people wanted it to succeed. Some people also wanted it to work. Looks like neither are happening currently.

why my SD card can't work?

I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?

Williamsmith123 said:
I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?
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I think you need to do some reading about your tablet here before you do anything beyond checking your email and playing some Angry Birds....but lets cut to the chase, shall we?
For the SD card to work you are going to need to UNLOCK, ROOT and install a custom KERNEL on your Xoom. The Sd card will not work right out of the box, not even in 3.1.
Now search in this forum for the three words in bold, you should find more than enough information to set you right.

Just remember that if you Unlock you loose everything on the xoom. I wipes the internal storage.

I think by the time MOTO gives us the needed update for the SD card to work, a 32GB card will cost $1.32 and we will all be in a nursing home!

i have same pb
you must format your sdcard with sd card formatter
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/

ankorez said:
i have same pb
you must format your sdcard with sd card formatter
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
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Its a stock xoom you can format 900 times and still won't work.

BrokenPixel said:
Its a stock xoom you can format 900 times and still won't work.
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He can try it for all his life and it still won't work
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wang1404 said:
He can try it for all his life and it still won't work
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At this rate he just might....

Williamsmith123 said:
I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?
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I have the same problem, if you Have resolved the question, please tell me. thanks!

Daniel123de said:
I have the same problem, if you Have resolved the question, please tell me. thanks!
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Williamsmith123 said:
I recently bought a xoom, the system is already 3.1, but when I inserted the 16GB SD card to the Xoom, it does not recognize. I can not find SD card files on my Xoom, why?
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Don't know what you are complaining about. This is a unique feature that only the Motorola XOOM has. It's an SD card holder, built directly into your XOOM, that allows you to carry one extra SD card along with you for use in your ACER Iconia tablet.

Digital Man said:
Don't know what you are complaining about. This is a unique feature that only the Motorola XOOM has. It's an SD card holder, built directly into your XOOM, that allows you to carry one extra SD card along with you for use in your ACER Iconia tablet.
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Or it's a cup holder for very, very small drinks.
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Digital Man said:
Don't know what you are complaining about. This is a unique feature that only the Motorola XOOM has. It's an SD card holder, built directly into your XOOM, that allows you to carry one extra SD card along with you for use in your ACER Iconia tablet.
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Great!
Thanks for making me laugh on this gray - rainy day.
Regards.
Edit: I will be in your city in two weeks... I hope to make my way back home with a new shiny tablet (I still don't know if it will be a Xoom, a Transformer, and Iconia, or god knows what).

This thread just made me lose brain cells. I feel like licking a window now. thanks everyone

No offense but how do you buy a 600 dollar item without any research. THE SD CARD ISN'T FUNCTIONING yet moto has promise to turn it on in the future
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sgtagem said:
This thread just made me lose brain cells. I feel like licking a window now. thanks everyone
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Let me know how that works for you.
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Take offesne please. A person asked the same question as the op after it was already answered in the first place. Pure ignoramouses.
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albundy2010 said:
Take offesne please. A person asked the same question as the op after it was already answered in the first place. Pure ignoramouses.
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Well this sort of thing is why Apple sells so many ipads in the first place.
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you can hide your weed in there

So I cut the edges off my SD card to make it mini, and then i kind of shoved it into the micro HDMI output. Why am I not getting video output on my SD card?
(Before you say it, I know ALL about rooting. I rooted for my xoom (rah rah rah! goooooo xoom!) and then unlocked the front door, so I think I'm totally jailbroken now).

SanDisk Announces 64GB MicroSDXC for mobile phones | Android Community

I think I want this.
http://androidcommunity.com/sandisk-announces-64gb-microsdxc-for-mobile-phones-20110915/#bXpulseX
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SanDisk has mentioned the 64GB SDXC cards should be available starting next month for the low low price of just $219
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Yea its a bit pricey but just imagine a 96gb tablet or even a 128gb tablet.
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It makes since. I mean if you look at it; laptops and desktops can hold more space then tablets right not, so the logical thing for them to do would be to make sd cards that can hold more.
Bigger on the inside...

vamp6x6x6x said:
It makes since. I mean if you look at it; laptops and desktops can hold more space then tablets right not, so the logical thing for them to do would be to make sd cards that can hold more.
Bigger on the inside...
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Uhh... I guess?

jondwillis said:
Uhh... I guess?
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lol, sorry about the bigger on the inside thing. I was thinking of an episode of Doctor Who

This will not work with your xoom or most devices out right now for that matter. It requires a SDXC slot to read the card (xoom and most devices have SD slot) and the card is not backward compatible. So dont rush just yet.

jase33 said:
This will not work with your xoom or most devices out right now for that matter. It requires a SDXC slot to read the card (xoom and most devices have SD slot) and the card is not backward compatible. So dont rush just yet.
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Aww, you kinda rained on my party lol, but you did probably save me as well as many other people a bit of money

If you are _VERY_ lucky a firmware update could enable or does someone know it needs new hardware?
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jase33 said:
This will not work with your xoom or most devices out right now for that matter. It requires a SDXC slot to read the card (xoom and most devices have SD slot) and the card is not backward compatible. So dont rush just yet.
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Good call! Thanks for sharing. It would've been pretty crappy to find this out the hard way.

The Xoom uses the SDHC standard and will never support SDXC. No, a firmware update will not change this fact.

Well, we always have the USB OTG cable option if we use up both the internal and external 32GB memory. The price of the card is just to high now anyway.

Ya know they could have put a bay in for hdd. That would solve the problem.
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Isun said:
Well, we always have the USB OTG cable option if we use up both the internal and external 32GB memory. The price of the card is just to high now anyway.
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I can buy 4 32GB cards for that price.

Yes, these cards work in Android devices after formatting them from exFat to Fat32:
http://www.androidnz.net/2011/09/sandisk-64gb-micro-sdxc-cards-confirmed.html

remember laptops/desktops have a lot more capacity as u say BUT (and a big but) check apps size of android vs PC/Laptops - i'd say 32GB are like 320GB on a PC - mind u i have 5 *2TB in my Gigabyte 3d Aurora tower ^___^

One button?

Alright, I'm wondering how well having a single button works when using the nook as full sized tablet.
my girlfriend has the stock software loaded.. And It works alright for a very casual, no need to get things done fast atmosphere.. (which anyone who buys it as an ereader rather than modders tablet is probably expecting.)
The problem I have is I am use to my phone which has the 4 standard android buttons. I am wondering if I got this, or the kindle fire how well having one or possibly no buttons is going to work.
Just seems like when using it for a full sized tablet, it may get frustrating if you need to do anything fast or your trying to be a bit more productive.
What are your personal experiences?

If you use CM it has softkeys just like all the honeycomb tabs.
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koopakid08 said:
If you use CM it has softkeys just like all the honeycomb tabs.
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Thanks, I may see if I can get my gf to try CM on her Nook then.

Snow_fox said:
Thanks, I may see if I can get my gf to try CM on her Nook then.
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Just load it on an SD card (search the forums for verygreens guide). That way her stock stuff will remain intact and all you have to do is remove the card to boot to it.

Yeah, That was my general idea.
It is a very nice feature and I wish that manufacturers would encourage this type of flashing.
It would be awesome if I could just spend 50$ on a few sd cards and load a different rom to reach one to try em out.

hey, if you do go with cm7 you may want to check out joenathane's 2 awesome themes. im currently running with the transformerBread themes and loving it. its vary clean and clear
TransformerBread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130271
HoneyBread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1121144

Snow_fox said:
Yeah, That was my general idea.
It is a very nice feature and I wish that manufacturers would encourage this type of flashing.
It would be awesome if I could just spend 50$ on a few sd cards and load a different rom to reach one to try em out.
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+1
FYI, you will probably see it, but if you are going the SD card route, try to get a Sandisk card above all others. I was using an a-data card for a while and kept getting random problems. The class isn't as big of a deal, but supposedly the Sandisks have the best random access performance.

ponyboy82 said:
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FYI, you will probably see it, but if you are going the SD card route, try to get a Sandisk card above all others. I was using an a-data card for a while and kept getting random problems. The class isn't as big of a deal, but supposedly the Sandisks have the best random access performance.
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Get the Sandisk and keep fingers crossed that it's not a counterfeited.

I already have a kingston 8gb from a while ago.
I may try it just to see.
I don't need perfect performance on a trail run or anything.

Snow_fox said:
I already have a kingston 8gb from a while ago.
I may try it just to see.
I don't need perfect performance on a trail run or anything.
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Just know it will be very laggy. Kingston are terrible at running android off of.
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[Q] Actual space on the Nexus 7?

I was wonder, the OS takes up space, but how much space? I pre ordered the 8 gig but if the OS takes more than a gig or so, I think I'm going to upgrade to the 16 gigs.
What do you guys think or if one of you have it, how much actual space doe sit have?
I searched for it and could not find anything.
Thank You In Advanced.

I think they said in some article that with the 8gb one, with the preloaded magazines and some apps, they had about 5.6gb left over. Hope this helps.
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ky0nkyon said:
I think they said in some article that with the 8gb one, with the preloaded magazines and some apps, they had about 5.6gb left over. Hope this helps.
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Wow, that doesn't leave us with much honestly... I think I have to switch it to the 16 gigs.

You also have to remember that they come preloaded with a movie which will take up a good deal of space
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That's about what it's left on a kindle fire running a cm9 ROM.
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Baconrules21 said:
Wow, that doesn't leave us with much honestly... I think I have to switch it to the 16 gigs.
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I just contacted google hopefully they will let me alter the order to 16gb, if it was just for data 8gb would be plenty for me but as its fixed after purchase for £40 extra it makes a bit of sense to chose the larger size
edit: just looked on my TF101 and Galaxy s2 and, on the tf101 I have 600mb of apps and on the S2 I have about 1gb of apps, so I could probably manage with the 8gb version I will decide what to do when google get back to me

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You also have to remember that they come preloaded with a movie which will take up a good deal of space
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I wonder if the movie is actually stored on the device or if it's kept in the cloud.

Micro USB
The Tech Specs says that the Nexus 7 memory is internal.
pdadb.net says that the Nexus 7 supports up to 32gb of memory.
I've read is several forum responses that the 16gb tablet has a micro SD card and that the 8gb one doesn't, but I've not been able to corroborate that on any of the official web sites.
I'm waiting to read a tear down report to see what is actually inside the Nexus 7 tablet. (Too much unsubstantiated information is being posted in the forums)

ThunderTech said:
The Tech Specs says that the Nexus 7 memory is internal.
pdadb.net says that the Nexus 7 supports up to 32gb of memory.
I've read is several forum responses that the 16gb tablet has a micro SD card and that the 8gb one doesn't, but I've not been able to corroborate that on any of the official web sites.
I'm waiting to read a tear down report to see what is actually inside the Nexus 7 tablet. (Too much unsubstantiated information is being posted in the forums)
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I haven't held a Nexus 7 yet, but of all the pictures, videos and reviews I've seen there has been no mention of a microSD slot included on the device. That seems like a far cry.

ThunderTech said:
The Tech Specs says that the Nexus 7 memory is internal.
pdadb.net says that the Nexus 7 supports up to 32gb of memory.
I've read is several forum responses that the 16gb tablet has a micro SD card and that the 8gb one doesn't, but I've not been able to corroborate that on any of the official web sites.
I'm waiting to read a tear down report to see what is actually inside the Nexus 7 tablet. (Too much unsubstantiated information is being posted in the forums)
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I've watched quite a few hands on videos.
There is no sd card slot.

Yea everyone is complaining that there is no SD card slot, so I don't think there is one.

Baconrules21 said:
Yea everyone is complaining that there is no SD card slot, so I don't think there is one.
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But if you think about it, everyone who got one at I/O has an 8gb version. Nobody actually owns a 16gb version yet. I know it probably isn't possible, but it would be cool if they added a little more hardware to the 16gb version to help justify the $50 price jump. Either way, it's the one I'm buying.

Solution:
http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/wireless/#wid
This works great. I have the 32gb.

monkeyluis said:
Solution:
http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/wireless/#wid
This works great. I have the 32gb.
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Monkeyluis,
How long is the battery life on your Wi-Drive? How many unique devices can it serve simultaneously?
The Wi-Drive came out (I think) after I bought a Seagate Satellite, or I might have bought the Wi-Drive instead. The pros of the Satellite is that it holds 500gb and can serve unique content simultaneously to about 5 users before it bogs down (with hacked firmware). The cons are that it's a lot bigger than the Wi-Drive appears to be and it's battery is only good for about 5 hours or so. With the lower price of the Wi-Drive, it looks really good -- particularly if it has something approaching 10 hours of battery life.

SoonerLater said:
Monkeyluis,
How long is the battery life on your Wi-Drive? How many unique devices can it serve simultaneously?
The Wi-Drive came out (I think) after I bought a Seagate Satellite, or I might have bought the Wi-Drive instead. The pros of the Satellite is that it holds 500gb and can serve unique content simultaneously to about 5 users before it bogs down (with hacked firmware). The cons are that it's a lot bigger than the Wi-Drive appears to be and it's battery is only good for about 5 hours or so. With the lower price of the Wi-Drive, it looks really good -- particularly if it has something approaching 10 hours of battery life.
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If you're streaming movies yes I think it could last 8-10 hrs. I have not used it for that long at once though. You can have up to 3 unique devices at once. The wi-drive is pretty small, light & thin. Easy to slip into a pocket or extra pocket in a bag.

monkeyluis said:
Solution:
http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/wireless/#wid
This works great. I have the 32gb.
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Does the device have to be by you to use it?

monkeyluis said:
Solution:
http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/wireless/#wid
This works great. I have the 32gb.
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But wouldn't it be better if they just put a micro sd slot on the bloody thing? 8gb is a joke, but an extra £40 / £50 for another 8gb is an insult!
I was interested / excited but I think I'll give this one a miss.

ARAMZE said:
But wouldn't it be better if they just put a micro sd slot on the bloody thing? 8gb is a joke, but an extra £40 / £50 for another 8gb is an insult!
I was interested / excited but I think I'll give this one a miss.
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The reason why they did not add a SD card slot, at least to my belief, because it would make the tablet slower. It takes more processing power to go through the SD and what not then the local HD. That's why I think iPhones and what not are less laggy because it maximizes it's processors for its dedicated hard drive and it does not have to sift through the others which makes it a bit faster.

Baconrules21 said:
Does the device have to be by you to use it?
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Within wifi range yes.

ARAMZE said:
But wouldn't it be better if they just put a micro sd slot on the bloody thing? 8gb is a joke, but an extra £40 / £50 for another 8gb is an insult!
I was interested / excited but I think I'll give this one a miss.
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Of course. I'm just providing a solution for those that want the extra space.