64 GB or 128 GB

Anonymous
2014-02-26T15:02:37+00:00

I'm looking to get a Microsoft Surface Pro 2 but i don't know if 64GB will be sufficient. I will be getting Microsoft Office, a few games, and i will be saving documents, possibly PowerPoints, but that's about it. Will 64GB be enough????

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-02-26T15:35:50+00:00

    64GB should be plenty for that.  You can always add more storage via micro-SD cards which act like a small hard disk if you need more.

    You can't go wrong with 128GB if you plan to install several, very large programs.

    I plan on getting a 64GB model myself next week.

    I have a RT right now and have all of my documents, music, pictures, and videos on a micro-SD card and not using any space on the tablet itself.  Plenty of room left and it is a 32GB model.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-02-26T15:49:46+00:00

    Ok thanks your answer really helped me. For those people who get huge amounts of GB, harddrive storage, what programs are they downloading that they take up so much memory.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-02-26T15:58:00+00:00

    A lot of people are planning on using the tablet as a laptop replacement.  Those people will install a great number of programs - usually the same ones on their desktops.  There are other people who do video and CGI (computer graphics) work and the programs are small but the files are HUGE!  Other people do CAD (Computer Assisted Drafting) and deal with a large number of drawings that they depend on for business.

    What you can do is compare with what you have on a desktop or laptop for what you want on a tablet - everything or just a few programs.  From what I can tell for what you want to do, 64GB should be fine.  Office documents and presentations are in XML format and take up almost no space.  The office suite itself also takes up a small fraction of the storage.  You would have plenty of space left over for anything you want.  And, you can always add a micro-SD card as well.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-02-26T16:14:27+00:00

    Hello Eavan

    Keep in mind that total storage and available storage will differ.  Take a look at this Site for details.

    Best regards

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-02-26T16:33:51+00:00

    I looked into that a little yesterday, isn't there only 32 GB of free space

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