[citation][nom]razor512[/nom]I would also like an SD card slot. I tend to like to have enough storage to it multiple anime series on the tablet for viewing when traveling.PS the nexus 7 and nexus 10 both have the input for an sdhc card slot, they just chose not to install the card slot so that they can sell 2 storage tiers.SDHC support is built into many SOC's and generally only requires the slot to be installed. ( in some cases a few passive components such as resistors and capacitors may be needed, but you will not find a modern ARM based SOC without a sdhc pinout, and by modern, I mean from the past 10 years.Hdmi output requires an additional active controller.sdhc slots are extremely cheap, you even see them in those cheap $40 chinese tablets. And if you really want to cheapout, you can simply change the pcb layout to run the sdhc traces to the end of the board, then use part of the case as the body Of the slot. The cutout will Reduce the cost of the case since slightly less plastic is being used, the tiny beads of solder will be at the ends of those traces, and that requires no change on the wave solder machine, it does not increase the cost of the PCB since they come completely covered in copper, and the acid bath removes all but the wanted traces.Any cost added by the solder, will offset by the plastic saved on the case.[/citation]
You're missing the point. Google doesn't add external storage slots to make you use their online "cloud" services instead. They are an advertising company that makes money off of your interests. If you had all the storage you ever wanted on your device, you'd be able to use their tablet completely off of their network almost and they'd never get any useful data off of you.
They could easily add it, they just don't WANT to.