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Only 16:10 tablets? I prefer 16:9. C'mon! It's either 1280x720 or 1920x1080! I don't care for 40 or 60 pixels above and below the landscape screen, respectively.

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I just dont get it...

WHY is the HD/storage so darn small on tablets?

I got 12 gbs of pics, 46 gbs of music, personal vids about 200+ gbs.

Ok, so use it as a tv guide or a remote control to all your media on another computer. Only use I can see for them without storage space.

TheTess, on 12 January 2012 - 08:12 PM, said:

I hear ya....even more crazy is MacBook Air coming with only 64gb....yeah its Solis State but ya know, I don't want everything in the cloud...and what's the point of the cloud if everything is going non unlimited data????

TheTess, on 12 January 2012 - 08:12 PM, said:

Because Solid State Drives (SSDs) are still emerging technology. While they have been in development for quite some time, the cost per gigabyte of a storage on a SSD versus your typical HDD is still immensely most expensive. In fact, comparison of costs shows that a HDD costs about $0.05 for a 3.5 inch drive, and $0.10 for a 2.5 gigabyte drive. This is compared to the varying cost per gigabyte of a Solid State Drive which runs about $0.90-2.00 per gigabyte. While those cost statistics are from February of 2011, they still show the wide gap between cost.

The engineering challenges in creating those drives is immense. It's more so a challenge of shrinking those drives to fit within the ever decreasing bezel size found within modern tablets. Give the technology several more years, and as the technology becomes more advanced, storage will increase exponentially and cost will remain the same/decrease.

Toshiba Excite X10 costs than an iPad 2?! Are they crazy? The new iPad is going to be quad core, higher resolution screen etc. Really, tablet makers need a reality check again. HP, RIM.......Now Toshiba.