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I took advantage of black friday and ordered three sandisk 64GB ultra MicroSDXC flash cards at $39.95 each and a Kingston Mobilite G3 USB 3.0 card reader for $9.30. I will put one 64GB MicroSDXC in the MicroSDXC slot behind the kickstand on the surface. Then on the Kingston G3 it has two memory slots a MicroSDXC and a SDXC I will put my other two MicroSDXC 64GB cards into the two slots and then plug it into the Surface's USB 2.0 port. This will add another 192GB of fast storage to the 32GB it shipped with. Windows will assign a drive letter to each card inserted to the Kingston G3.

Hello apple, HAHAHAHAHAHA

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In your opinion.

Blog it.

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#3 MonsieurX
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Because you can use SD cards? :lol:
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#4 gamertylers
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[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]Because you can use SD cards? :lol:

Also, Apple isn't the only company that makes tablets. Feel free to laugh at them, but what about everyone else?
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#5 Cheleman
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Very cool. Blog it.

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#6 percuvius2
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In your opinion.

Blog it.

MaskedPlayer

Evrything I listed is FACT and not opinion, bank it!

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#7 percuvius2
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Because you can use SD cards? :lol:MonsieurX

Oh right because HAVING NO CHOICE of expansion is the route to take.............for gullible spoon fed dummies.

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[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]Because you can use SD cards? :lol:percuvius2

Oh right because HAVING NO CHOICE of expansion is the route to take.............for gullible spoon fed dummies.

Yes,because Apple is the only other tablet maker?
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#9 percuvius2
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[QUOTE="percuvius2"]

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]Because you can use SD cards? :lol:MonsieurX

Oh right because HAVING NO CHOICE of expansion is the route to take.............for gullible spoon fed dummies.

Yes,because Apple is the only other tablet maker?

apple is the only one with NO MEMORY EXPANSION PORTS, all aboard the apple train to nowhere! Woowoo!

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#10 MonsieurX
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[QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="percuvius2"]

Oh right because HAVING NO CHOICE of expansion is the route to take.............for gullible spoon fed dummies.

percuvius2

Yes,because Apple is the only other tablet maker?

apple is the only one with NO MEMORY EXPANSION PORTS, all aboard the apple train to nowhere! Woowoo!

Cool story. Won't stop people from buying Apple products
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[QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="percuvius2"]

Oh right because HAVING NO CHOICE of expansion is the route to take.............for gullible spoon fed dummies.

percuvius2

Yes,because Apple is the only other tablet maker?

apple is the only one with NO MEMORY EXPANSION PORTS, all aboard the apple train to nowhere! Woowoo!

Actually the recent google nexus tablets also lack SD expansion slots, although they do have the ability for OTG usb

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Could this guy suck M$ dick any harder? Jeez.

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#13 percuvius2
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[QUOTE="percuvius2"]

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"] Yes,because Apple is the only other tablet maker?MonsieurX

apple is the only one with NO MEMORY EXPANSION PORTS, all aboard the apple train to nowhere! Woowoo!

Cool story. Won't stop people from buying Apple products

Cool response, but what do I care if a fool and his money are soon parted?

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#14 percuvius2
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Could this guy suck M$ dick any harder? Jeez.

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You must enjoy bending your apple shaped bottom over

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#15 MonsieurX
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[QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="percuvius2"]

apple is the only one with NO MEMORY EXPANSION PORTS, all aboard the apple train to nowhere! Woowoo!

percuvius2

Cool story. Won't stop people from buying Apple products

Cool response, but what do I care if a fool and his money are soon parted?

Then why make a thread about it if you don't care?
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#17 MonsieurX
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[QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="percuvius2"]

apple is the only one with NO MEMORY EXPANSION PORTS, all aboard the apple train to nowhere! Woowoo!

percuvius2

Cool story. Won't stop people from buying Apple products

Cool response, but what do I care if a fool and his money are soon parted?

Then why make a thread about it if you don't care?
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#19 percuvius2
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[QUOTE="percuvius2"]

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"] Yes,because Apple is the only other tablet maker?lostrib

apple is the only one with NO MEMORY EXPANSION PORTS, all aboard the apple train to nowhere! Woowoo!

Actually the recent google nexus tablets also lack SD expansion slots, although they do have the ability for OTG usb

I said expansion, not SD specifically. With the same Kingston G3 and two 64GB MicroSDXC you can add 128GB storage to your nexus using the OTG. OF course you'd have to format it as it won't be able to use ex-FAT and will be stuck with FAT32, but it will work. Don't try this at home apple fans.

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#20 madsnakehhh
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I actually think the Surface is a great tablet...not for the moronic reason's mentioned in this thread, still i would get a Surface over an iPad anytime, anyday.

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#21 percuvius2
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[QUOTE="percuvius2"]

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"] Yes,because Apple is the only other tablet maker?lostrib

apple is the only one with NO MEMORY EXPANSION PORTS, all aboard the apple train to nowhere! Woowoo!

Actually the recent google nexus tablets also lack SD expansion slots, although they do have the ability for OTG usb

I said expansion, not SD specifically. With the same Kingston G3 and two 64GB MicroSDXC you can add 128GB storage to your nexus using the OTG. OF course you'd have to format it as it won't be able to use ex-FAT and will be stuck with FAT32, but it will work. Don't try this at home apple fans.

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#22 razgriz_101
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the ipads a good machine, but OS wise i'd take surface i just like windows better in general and its more fleshed out OS wise afaik.

iPad's are still good bits of kit but i'd take surface once more developers get on board with RT and Win mob 8.

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[QUOTE="percuvius2"]

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"] Yes,because Apple is the only other tablet maker?lostrib

apple is the only one with NO MEMORY EXPANSION PORTS, all aboard the apple train to nowhere! Woowoo!

Actually the recent google nexus tablets also lack SD expansion slots, although they do have the ability for OTG usb

I'm thinking of getting a nexus 10, how easy is it to get flash drives/usb memory working?
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#24 Jonwh18
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:lol: not to defend apple, their crap is equally overpriced, but the surface is one of the worst x86 win tablets out there. It has recieved terrible reviews. Plus microsofts profit margin on the surface is even LARGER then Apple's profit margin on ipad.

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#25 Jonwh18
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[QUOTE="lostrib"]

[QUOTE="percuvius2"]

apple is the only one with NO MEMORY EXPANSION PORTS, all aboard the apple train to nowhere! Woowoo!

kraken2109

Actually the recent google nexus tablets also lack SD expansion slots, although they do have the ability for OTG usb

I'm thinking of getting a nexus 10, how easy is it to get flash drives/usb memory working?

through rooting?

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just in case anyone wants a source on that M$ making more then apple per surface tablet.

link

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#28 percuvius2
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[QUOTE="percuvius2"]

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"] Cool story. Won't stop people from buying Apple productsMonsieurX

Cool response, but what do I care if a fool and his money are soon parted?

Then why make a thread about it if you don't care?

I didn't. I made a thread about the Microsoft Surface

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#29 percuvius2
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I actually think the Surface is a great tablet...not for the moronic reason's mentioned in this thread, still i would get a Surface over an iPad anytime, anyday.

madsnakehhh

Yeah, having ways to cheaply and greatly expand your storage capacity is very moronic, good catch!

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#30 percuvius2
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:lol: not to defend apple, their crap is equally overpriced, but the surface is one of the worst x86 win tablets out there. It has recieved terrible reviews. Plus microsofts profit margin on the surface is even LARGER then Apple's profit margin on ipad.

Jonwh18

Wow, what epic FAIL. It's not even a x86 tablet it's an ARM tablet. It hasn't received terrible reviews either, only people pointing out that it has less apps. Imagine that having just launched and having less apps? Good thing the OS destroys the others, eh?

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[QUOTE="lostrib"]

[QUOTE="percuvius2"]

apple is the only one with NO MEMORY EXPANSION PORTS, all aboard the apple train to nowhere! Woowoo!

kraken2109

Actually the recent google nexus tablets also lack SD expansion slots, although they do have the ability for OTG usb

I'm thinking of getting a nexus 10, how easy is it to get flash drives/usb memory working?

You can use a MicroSDXC, but you'd have to re-format it to FAT32 and suffer the 2GB file size limitation, but it'll work.

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#32 lostrib
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This entire thread just sounds like the TC trying to convince themselves they made a good purchase

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Someones butthurt because the iPad is better than the Surface.
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#34 loosingENDS
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Someones butthurt because the iPad is better than the Surface.clyde46

The ipad is nice, but rather useless comparing to a windows platform that can run all my programs and actually do work on

I agee though, as far as uselsss gimmick stuff goes, iPad is one of the best

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#35 MFDOOM1983
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Windows 8 RT sucks and I hope MS drops it all together.
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#36 percuvius2
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Someones butthurt because the iPad is better than the Surface.clyde46

HAHAHAHAHA if it was I'm sure they'd have bought it. Good try though at least you're showing some effort.

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#37 PCgameruk
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You justdescribed what my Asus tablet could already do.

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#38 loosingENDS
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Windows 8 RT sucks and I hope MS drops it all together. MFDOOM1983

That is why i will get the real surface version

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#39 The_Capitalist
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The Surface vs. iPad argument is silly.

People buy a Surface because they are looking for the flexibility they get with the PC combined with the form factor of a tablet. The Surface has a USB port, an actual file explorer, Office 2013 for free, and many other nice things that are great for productivity. The iPad, on the other hand, has a huge app store as well as integration with Apple's other products.

I have a Surface personally, but I would have no problems recommending an iPad, depending on what a person is looking for from their tablet.

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[QUOTE="clyde46"]Someones butthurt because the iPad is better than the Surface.loosingENDS

The ipad is nice, but rather useless comparing to a windows platform that can run all my programs a nd actually do work on

I agee though, as far as uselsss gimmick stuff goes, iPad is one of the best

I can do all my work on an iPad. For everything on the Surface, there is already a better option on the iPad.
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[QUOTE="clyde46"]Someones butthurt because the iPad is better than the Surface.percuvius2

HAHAHAHAHA if it was I'm sure they'd have bought it. Good try though at least you're showing some effort.

Find me a tablet that has the biggest ecosystem for applications? Oh wait, you cant because that title belongs to the iPad.
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[QUOTE="MFDOOM1983"]Windows 8 RT sucks and I hope MS drops it all together. loosingENDS

That is why i will get the real surface version

So you can run desktop apps on a touch computer? How fun..... I think you miss the point

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[QUOTE="percuvius2"]

[QUOTE="clyde46"]Someones butthurt because the iPad is better than the Surface.clyde46

HAHAHAHAHA if it was I'm sure they'd have bought it. Good try though at least you're showing some effort.

Find me a tablet that has the biggest ecosystem for applications? Oh wait, you cant because that title belongs to the iPad.

Any tablet that runs w8 pro.

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The memory is still abysmal.
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Can you only buy a surface direct from microsoft? Their hipster ads are all over TV but I've literally never seen one in any store, or owned by anyone, anywhere, ever.
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[QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

[QUOTE="clyde46"]Someones butthurt because the iPad is better than the Surface.clyde46

The ipad is nice, but rather useless comparing to a windows platform that can run all my programs a nd actually do work on

I agee though, as far as uselsss gimmick stuff goes, iPad is one of the best

I can do all my work on an iPad. For everything on the Surface, there is already a better option on the iPad.

Really, OK I need extra storage I think I'll use a 64GB MicroSDXC or maybe that sexy 64GB 195MB/sec USB stick , your better option on ipad is what exactly? I want to network and transfer files quickly over the wifi so I touch on file explorer and then touch on network and then touch whatever PC on the system and access and transfer files immediately even using wake on LAN, your better ipad option is? I want to skype from outdoors, but I don't want my microphones to pick up the wind noise, your better ipad option is?

I want to multi task two programs on the viewable screen simultaneously, your better ipad option is?

I'm working on presentation in powerpoint with the pictures, art and video and the secondary apps I'm also multitasking with I'm using up well over 1.5 GB of RAM, your better ipad solution is?

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[QUOTE="clyde46"][QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

The ipad is nice, but rather useless comparing to a windows platform that can run all my programs a nd actually do work on

I agee though, as far as uselsss gimmick stuff goes, iPad is one of the best

percuvius2

I can do all my work on an iPad. For everything on the Surface, there is already a better option on the iPad.

Really, OK I need extra storage I think I'll use a 64GB MicroSDXC or maybe that sexy 64GB 195MB/sec USB stick , your better option on ipad is what exactly? I want to network and transfer files quickly over the wifi so I touch on file explorer and then touch on network and then touch whatever PC on the system and access and transfer files immediately even using wake on LAN, your better ipad option is? I want to skype from outdoors, but I don't want my microphones to pick up the wind noise, your better ipad option is?

I want to multi task two programs on the viewable screen simultaneously, your better ipad option is?

I'm working on presentation in powerpoint with the pictures, art and video and the secondary apps I'm also multitasking with I'm using up well over 1.5 GB of RAM, your better ipad solution is?

Why do you feel such a need to justify your purchase? Chill out

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ITT: Nobody gives a sh*t.

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[QUOTE="clyde46"][QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

The ipad is nice, but rather useless comparing to a windows platform that can run all my programs a nd actually do work on

I agee though, as far as uselsss gimmick stuff goes, iPad is one of the best

percuvius2

I can do all my work on an iPad. For everything on the Surface, there is already a better option on the iPad.

Really, OK I need extra storage I think I'll use a 64GB MicroSDXC or maybe that sexy 64GB 195MB/sec USB stick , your better option on ipad is what exactly? Saving things to a tablet and not using the Cloud.......

I want to network and transfer files quickly over the wifi so I touch on file explorer and then touch on network and then touch whatever PC on the system and access and transfer files immediately even using wake on LAN, your better ipad option is?Its called the iCloud

I want to skype from outdoors, but I don't want my microphones to pick up the wind noise, your better ipad option is?

Dont Skype outdoors when its windy you nub.

I want to multi task two programs on the viewable screen simultaneously, your better ipad option is?

Why would I need to do that? Try wirting a document on half the screen without squinting at the screen.

I'm working on presentation in powerpoint with the pictures, art and video and the secondary apps I'm also multitasking with I'm using up well over 1.5 GB of RAM, your better ipad solution is?

And? I can do the same on the iPad.

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Tablet wars:roll: