[Windows 8 General] Ken Esq:
After you install Office, clean out some of the crap Metro Apps you wind up with about ~13GB free or so. Figure, the Swap and Hiber files are going to cost you about 3GB.

I have a 64GB card in the slot which has worked pretty well so far.

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I've had the HP Omni 10 for a couple of weeks now: Here's some comments:

1. Speed - Not bad, but suffers from sporadic slowdowns.

2. Storage Space - With the 32GB model and Office installed you're going to be at about 13GB free.

3. WiFi - It's not great especially on the 2.4ghz side. It'll have problems where other devices seem to do fine. Also seems to suffer from occasional drops.

4. The rear camera also disappears from being available from time to time. A reboot will bring it back.

5. It's not a bad size, and the build quality is pretty decent. The placement of the ports is a little bizarre in that the charging port, micro usb, micro hdmi and SD are all on the bottom. This means you can't charge or utilize those ports if you have it in the official HP Stand case.

6. Display is very good and sharp.

7. Weight about 1.3lbs.

8. Battery life is supposed to be about 8 hours. I haven't fully tested it, but i can tell you that it played Netflix videos for over six hours one day and was still above 50% on the battery meter.

9. Windows 8.1 is still lacking in tablet support. Utilizing the desktop in tablet mode can be frustrating. It would be nice if Google would release touch support for Chrome. It doesn't have to be a Metro app...just give me a way to increase the size of GUI elements. Microsoft could also do the same with Explorer and desktop elements.

10. Office is included. You get Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote.

11. The on-screen keyboard is so-so. There's a better option available by using the Windows accessibility keyboard.

12. The 2GB System RAM (1.89 avail) hasn't been an issue.

I have a feeling the problems other than the port/case placement would be solved with a firmware update, but HP is almost totally ignoring the device right now. It's not being reviewed by the major blogs, and the HP support page is basically filled with generic Windows 8 stuff. There's no place on the HP site setup for drivers or firmware support yet. When you compare to how much promotion the Dell Venue Pro and Lenovo units are receiving you can't help but wonder what's going on at HP.

If there was a nice case with a keyboard (think Surface Touch) this would be a killer machine. As a standalone tablet it's very nice if you want Windows 8.

I have the official HP Case for the Omni 10. I wouldn't recommend it, although there really doesn't appear to be anything else available for the device that isn't a generic. The case is pretty thick and has a textured rubberized feel to it (think rubbery corduroy. It's a "Stand style case where the back cover has a fold in it that allows the bottom of the tablet to flip out and sit in grooves on the inside of the front cover. The problem, as I mentioned earlier is that while in stand mode you can't access any of the ports/charging hole. Also, I've tried two exchanges and all of the cases have the hole for the rear camera slightly off.

You slide the tablet into a fabric frame which is secured with a large hidden velcro strip. The case closes with a magnetic closure. It wasn't expensive ($39 list but $25 from a reseller including shipping), but it's not all that good and adds considerable bulk and thickness to the tablet. It's not a case you're going to want to use if you intend on slipping the tablet in and out of it on a regular basis.