[TrueRightWing]

I can use the built-in 4 GB of FLASH in the iRobot as a swap drive if needed, but honestly, with the cost and insanely small size of MicroSD cards (I think I have a few extras in my wallet, with my 3 international SIM cards), it's easy to carry 64+ GB without even knowing you have them!

The lack of a memory card slot in the iPad is a show-stopper failing for me (even before noting that it's obviously a method to enable Apple to charge an extra $100 for 16GB or 32GB of additional memory -- the latter is overpriced and the former is downright highway robbery).

[sionnsar]

The lack of a memory card slot in the iPad is a show-stopper failing for me

After the theft of my old 40 GB (hard-drive) MP3 player, over $200 on sale a few years ago, I scored bigtime with a $40 4G Sansa Clip player with a card slot. Add a single 16G card and I have all the music on a much smaller player -- and if I want more I just get a second card.