Indeed, that's an acceptable option as well, and if it weren't for the high prices of microSD memory, it would almost be more desirable!

I'm personally hoping that the 32G version isn't too much as this would be enough storage for me to use comfortably sans expansion in the foreseeable future -- of course, either version will get the 8GB card currently in my N810. If the price is prohibitively high, I'm sure I can make do with the 16GB + 8GB (24GB); I've lived with 8GB on the N810 for some time without incident.

I'm also hoping that at the very least the back of the Galaxy Tab can be taken off for battery replacement. From the literature, I understand that it's not user-swappable (thankfully battery life is stellar), but I would still like the option of purchasing a battery on Amazon and changing it myself when I inevitably wear down the built-in battery from continuous use. The inconvenience and high-price of having it changed at a 'service centre' is not appealing in the slightest.