motorola Xoom

zee_2

just bought a Xoom and found out the bottom slot for sd and sim card under the little cover is dummy [only in uk version] is there any info if possible to alter and fit sd card[written or U tube] or if not could a memory usb stick with adapter be plugged in to use for films ect.

savemoney

What Xoom have you got. The original Xoom took microSd cards mine does it has 32bit card it I only just recently changed it to Samsung 12.2 tab

https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/70649/related/1

The plastic thing comes out insert a microsd and put the plastic thing back in its just a cover

zee_2

yes but mine is Xoom model mz615 16gb wi-fi ,bought from SVP
have used them for years for just under £80 as ex display [although new] ,even their tec dept.thought it would take micro sd
butafter searching sites have found out my model has both slots blanked off [ uk only..?] svp offered refund ,but box ect thrown out.have bought micro card and folder stand for tablet so will keep
it, ok for price just annoyed comp.did not mention blanks,[on purpose ?] think I read somewhere that memory stick with female usb to micro usb on tablet would work as extra memory ,just not sure where I read about it and if it was a Xoom tablet.

Johnmcl7

I thought surely they wouldn't have changed something like that for different regions but sure enough, GSM arena note that model was region dependent for microSD and Eurogamer noted the space for a micro SD and sim card but it not actually being there:

However, the same Xoom veterans will be disappointed to hear that memory expansion is now a thing of the past. It's not possible to augment that 16GB of on-board storage, and 3G connectivity is also off the table. It would appear that these features were omitted rather late in the day, as both tablets have a mystery plastic flap which can be opened to reveal a blank space which looks suspiciously like it was intended to hold a 3G SIM card and micro SD card slot. Perhaps these two elements were removed from the spec after the case design was finalised, or maybe they hint at future models with increased functionality? Whatever the answer, it's unlikely to placate those looking to upgrade from their existing Xoom tablet.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/df-hardware-motorola-xoom2-xoom2-media-reviews

Xda Developers is a good place to check if you can use the Xoom as a USB host (and therefore use a USB stick with it or similar) but it looks like it may need root:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1215507

John