Brian & Anand Hate SD Card's in Phones

[WelshBloke]

They could easily make touch sensitive buttons,...

... I predict we'll start seeing phone's like I'm talking about, with touch sensitive buttons and all by 2015.

Aren't all buttons by definition, touch sensitive?

 

[ControlD]

Aren't all buttons by definition, touch sensitive?

Indeed they are, although in this case I have to assume the reference is to capacitive buttons which I think is a terrible idea. When I am holding my phone to my ear (remember making phone calls? Some of us still do this with our phones ...) and I want to adjust the volume it is much easier to find a raised physical button than hoping I hit the magic spot where the capacitive button is located.

Still, I can see a company like Apple wanting to do away with physical buttons. I had to return a iPhone for defective volume buttons so it is certainly something that can fail.

 

[deathBOB]

Aren't all buttons by definition, touch sensitive?

I think they are "press" sensitive and not "touch" sensitive.

 

[Remobz]

I bought a 8gb kingston microSD card for $8.00 but it is a class 4 speed. I just use it for data and music.

Nice to have it and the price was decent.

 

[BoberFett]

I guess anyone is whining as long as they don't agree with you? Ironic because the only whining in this thread is the lack of mSD card. Welcome to the internet old man, where everyone has a different opinion.

It's not about the fact that you disagree. It's about the fact that you've said that nobody who is in favor of mSD slots has a good reason for doing so, and that those people are somehow responsible for holding back the industry.

You're not just disagreeing, you're an obnoxious troll.

 

[openwheel]

Get over it if I somehow hurt your feeling. My opinions are my opinions. There is nothing you can do about it.

 

[TerryMathews]

Get over it if I somehow hurt your feeling. My opinions are my opinions. There is nothing you can do about it.

No, we can continue to make you look like a fool every time you open your mouth.

 

[BoberFett]

Get over it if I somehow hurt your feeling. My opinions are my opinions. There is nothing you can do about it.

Your opinions are wrong. Don't worry, I'm sure Jesus still loves you.

 

[openwheel]

No, we can continue to make you look like a fool every time you open your mouth.

you are completely delusional. Trying to "make somone look like a fool" on the internet is for losers. State your opinion and move on. Don't let me get into your heads. It's not healthy. Although my opinions are strong and I stand by it, they just simply just one man's opinions.

Bunch of little girls getting panties twisted for nothing...

 

[TerryMathews]

you are completely delusional. Trying to "make somone look like a fool" on the internet is for losers. State your opinion and move on. Don't let me get into your heads. It's not healthy. Although my opinions are strong and I stand by it, they just simply just one man's opinions.

Bunch of little girls getting panties twisted for nothing...

Physician, heal thyself first. How many posts in this thread did you tell us that we were wrong for wanting uSD slots and that we were holding the market back?

 

[openwheel]

Boohoo, take your wounded soul and go get some ice cream. Tell mommy you got bullied on the internet. How ironic of your strong opinion that mSD is a must, yet you can't swallow the fact that others have completely opposite opinion as you.



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[WelshBloke]

Boohoo, take your wounded soul and go get some ice cream. Tell mommy you got bullied on the internet. How ironic of your strong opinion that mSD is a must, yet you can't swallow the fact that others have completely opposite opinion as you.

One side says the option of using an SDcard is a positive thing.
You say that the option of using one is a negative thing.

How can the option of using one be bad? If you don't like it leave the slot empty.

Your opinion seems to be... Options=bad. That's why they are getting narked with you.

 

[openwheel]

You interpreted my posts incorrectly. It's not that simple.

 

[Joe1987]

Boohoo, take your wounded soul and go get some ice cream. Tell mommy you got bullied on the internet. How ironic of your strong opinion that mSD is a must, yet you can't swallow the fact that others have completely opposite opinion as you.

This isn't Off Topic, you need to tone it down a bit, please.

Plenty of blame to spread, but it needs to stop.

 

[WelshBloke]

You interpreted my posts incorrectly. It's not that simple.

So you think having an SDcard slot is a positive thing then as it gives you the option to use it.

(apologies for putting words in your mouth but you weren't very forthcoming in your post)

 

[openwheel]

This isn't Off Topic, you need to tone it down a bit, please.

Plenty of blame to spread, but it needs to stop.

Sorry I am strong opinionated, and I don't care for online cry babies. I'll tell it like it is.

 

[openwheel]

So you think having an SDcard slot is a positive thing then as it gives you the option to use it.

(apologies for putting words in your mouth but you weren't very forthcoming in your post)

I feel like we are just running circles here. I'll just quote myself:

I am all ears if anyone has a good justification that mSD is a must have, but I have yet to read a good one. The best one so far is having the choice, which I agree from a consumers point of view but I also believe it has back fired on consumers especially those who refuse to buy a phone without mSD slot. That iPhone is awefully nice, and !any of you know how I feel about Apple products.

If a consumer limits himself/herself to only phones with mSD slot, then he/she has limited choices. Which directly contradicts the point of having 'choices". Again, imo no one here has a good reason that mSD is a must have.

 

[TerryMathews]

Boohoo, take your wounded soul and go get some ice cream. Tell mommy you got bullied on the internet. How ironic of your strong opinion that mSD is a must, yet you can't swallow the fact that others have completely opposite opinion as you.

That is a complete misrepresentation of my posts. Par for the course for you though.

My position was and is that people can prefer what they want but its inappropriate for that bias to leak through into professional reviews just as it isnt appropriate for AutoWeek to bias their reviews against automatic sports cars.

Keep trying junior.

 

[openwheel]

Oh Terry, way to spin it. Too late old man.

 

[TerryMathews]

Oh Terry, way to spin it. Too late old man.

Here is my stated position:

This is the 290X thread over again. Its fine that Brian and Anand have their personal preferences on SD cards or aluminum or sound levels or whatever.

The point is that they should write their reviews so that they are useful to both people who share their viewpoints and those who don't.

Does Autoweek say "automatics suck" and refuse to quote 0-60 times? Of course not.

Those of us that are complaining just want reviews for tech written to the same professional standards they are in other industries. It's not too much to ask, it's how things used to be done here.

Here is your stated position:

As long as people continue to be satisfied with only replaceable battery and mSD slot, the we will never see adequet internal storage.

SD cards suck so I agree with Anand and B Klug,

Which one of us allows for different opinions? It seems that I addressed the professionalism of bias in reviews, where you are accusing people like me of holding the industry back.

What do you kids say these days? Pwn3d?

 

[openwheel]

Physician, heal thyself first. How many posts in this thread did you tell us that we were wrong for wanting uSD slots and that we were holding the market back?

This is the post I responded to. Not the one you quoted above. You sir, are completely pwnd.

Also, you quoted my opinions on this matter. I agree with Anand and Brian Klug. Like I said, they are my opinions which differ from yours. However for some odd reason you get your panties twisted because I don't agree with you. What do you mean "which one of us allows for different opinions"? Are you drunk or high? Neither of us have that kind of power. This is a public internet forum, we state our difference of opinions and we move on.

 

[TerryMathews]

This is the post I responded to. Not the one you quoted.

So TF what? It's all the same discussion.

Don't get pissy that you're unhappy with what you've posted to date in this thread.

 

[openwheel]

Huh? I think its time for a nap old man.

No one has convinced me that mSD is a must, and no one has to. Get over it already. I don't need mSD slots and I don't see the need. Its a nice to have, not a must have. You can get your panty twisted over my opinion on this matter, but you are simply looking like a sore loser. There are no winners here, just difference of opinions.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I don't understand the people who say mSD cards are too slow.

I have 2 entire seasons of a major TV show on my card in 720p and 1080p. They play just fine from the mSD card. And I don't need to buffer. I don't need to be in an area with any kind of internet connection. I don't have to constantly delete the episides I've already watched to make room for the new ones I haven't watched. It's all just so easy and so flexible.

As for the battery:

For those people who have used a sealed phone, think of a time you ran out of power, or the stress of almost running out of power.

In the 10+ years I've used smartphone / pocket PC devices from the Dell Axim all the way to the S4, I have never ran out of power.

EVER

And for anyone who knows me, I'm often in the most bumblefuck of places. And I'm on my device 80% of my waking hours.

I have never run out of power. I have never had to run and hunt around for a charging place. I have never had to do this opportunistic charging silliness that others speak of.

 

[TerryMathews]

Huh? I think its time for a nap old man.

No one has convinced me that mSD is a must, and no one has to. Get over it already. I don't need mSD slots and I don't see the need. Its a nice to have, not a must have. You can get your panty twisted over my opinion on this matter, but you are simply looking like a sore loser. There are no winners here, just difference of opinions.

No one needs to convince you of a thing. You need to back up your assertion that those of us who prefer uSD slots are "holding the industry back".

Again, go look at my post. I quoted it for you. I'm the one that is specifically allowing for differences of opinion. You are not.

I like my uSD slot. I can take the card out of my T3i and upload pictures to Dropbox while remote. I can carry my MP3 library with me. I can carry videos for my son to watch.

Changing content out is easy if you carry a few pre-loaded and labelled uSD cards. Last I checked, no one makes a removable EMMC...

There is a sore loser here, I quoted him.