Software Uses Almost 1/2 the Storage On 32GB Surface Tablet

First time accepted submitter jigamo writes "Microsoft's newly released Surface tablets are available in 32 and 64 GB capacities. The company has disclosed how much of that space is available to the user. After taking into account Windows RT, Microsoft Office, built-in apps, and Windows recovery tools, nearly 13 GB of the available space is eliminated from user accessible storage. Microsoft's recommendations for adding additional capacity are to use cloud storage, a memory card, or a USB storage device."

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Its about the same

[SuperKendall]

I'd rather take a device with 13gb free space and a memory card slot, rather than one with 28gb free and no way to expand.

It's not like you can use that card to install applications on, so what does it really matter?

You can use network storage from an iPad just as easily.

It's better to have a larger amount of flash that performs really well than to stick some of the things you use on a poorly performing cheap SD card.