Tablets, positioned between smartphones and laptops, offer a larger screen than phones, making them ideal for multimedia consumption by displaying more content. They are also more compact and portable than laptops. While some brands develop PC modes for tablets, the productivity is slightly inferior to laptops. Most often, tablets are used as portable tools for note-taking and occasional light document, spreadsheet, and PDF work. Due to account syncing and data updates, the storage space on tablets can become quite limited. Buying a high-capacity model directly may not be cost-effective, but fortunately, there are multiple ways to expand storage.
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The most common method: Storage Card Expansion
When it comes to expanding tablet storage, many people first think of TF card expansion. However, you may not realize that many tablets may not support TF card expansion or may require a specific type of storage card for expansion. For instance, Huawei's mid to high-end tablets support NM card expansion. NM card (NanoMemory Card) is a super-compact storage card with proprietary technology owned by Huawei. Compared to Micro SD cards, NM cards are 45% smaller and have almost the same size as NanoSIM cards. Currently, NM cards are mainly compatible with Huawei's mid to high-end smartphones and tablets, with more smart devices expected to join in the future. Before purchasing, make sure to check if your device supports NM card expansion. Therefore, for Huawei tablets, a high-capacity NM storage card is a great expansion solution.
If your tablet supports regular Micro SD card expansion, then congratulations, you have many choices. However, it's important to note that expanding tablet storage with a memory card doesn't mean you can upgrade to any capacity you want. Currently, NM cards have a maximum capacity of only 512GB, while regular Micro SD cards can go up to 2TB. Choose according to your needs.
The most common method: External USB drive/mobile hard drive expansion
Many people are used to storing data on mobile hard drives, perhaps without realizing that this is also a way to expand tablet storage. Especially with many current mobile solid-state drives using Type-C interfaces, they can be directly connected to tablets for data transfer, making things more convenient. This way, files like spreadsheets and drawings created on the tablet can be saved directly to the mobile hard drive. Entertainment media on the hard drive can be played or even edited directly without needing to copy them to the tablet, effectively creating an additional storage pool for the tablet.
For USB drives, in addition to Type-C USB drives that can be directly connected to tablets, there are also OTG USB drive expansion options. They offer a variety of choices to match different tablet operating systems, with diverse capacities and product materials. Simply plug in the USB drive to easily exchange data between your phone, tablet, laptop, and other devices, making it quite convenient.
A bit of a hassle but with ample space: NAS expansion
Some may think expanding NAS is overkill, but it's actually quite useful. After all, setting up a NAS isn't just for tablet expansion; it's to expand all devices in the NAS environment simultaneously, with large, secure, and reliable storage capacity. In reality, choosing a reliable NAS private cloud storage solution can solve many headaches. We can think of NAS as a network-connected mobile hard drive cabinet or a network cloud drive at home. However, unlike mainstream cloud services, NAS stores data on local hard drives, giving users full control over storage content. As a personal cloud drive, NAS enables storage anytime, anywhere, cross-platform file sharing, easy tablet data synchronization, and can fully utilize bandwidth. With its large capacity and high reliability, NAS allows you to freely create on your tablet without worrying about running out of space for materials and creations. NAS can serve as a downloader, media center, virtual machine, soft router, gaming console, and more, essentially adding a "treasure chest" to your tablet for worry-free entertainment.
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Possibly Free: Cloud Storage Expansion
In this era of information explosion, data is growing rapidly, and many people are trying to expand their storage space using various online cloud drives, including on tablets. It is undeniable that the cost of using online cloud drives on the market is indeed very low, and some of them also provide users with generous free space. If you don't usually use a tablet as your main tool, it's also possible to use free cloud storage space to store some data, as free storage space is still valuable. Moreover, you can download and register multiple cloud drives, and the combined free space can be quite substantial. However, many cloud drives now come with various restrictions, making it uncomfortable to use without paying. Additionally, the content of files in the cloud drive may also be under surveillance, and many users have encountered files in online cloud drives becoming invalid. Therefore, whether to use it or not depends on your own choice.
Source: Titanium Master
