Visual Studio, SQL Management Studio, and SQL Express on a Windows 8 Tablet

I recently bought a Dell Latitude 10 Essentials tablet with Windows 8, my first experience with any personal Windows 8 device.  Of course one of the first things I wanted to do was install my development tools on this 64GB tablet, but I was skeptical if it had the memory and the juice to handle the Studios and database engine service.

Side note, my tablet started with around 32GB of space free after pre-installed programs.

So I installed Visual Studio 2012, SSMS 2012, and SQL Express 2012 DB engine, and have 12 GB to spare.  Not a lot but it fits.  Now all I need is to add a 64GB or 128GB SD card to the open slot, and I will have plenty of space for database and code hosting.

So if you are considering this type of setup on a Windows 8 tablet, my one piece of advice is do not settle for 32GB of internal memory because you will be disappointed.  I would say 64GB plus SD expansion room is a minimum, and if you can get 128GB internal or better yet 256GB+ in SSD internal, the more the better.

I will post updates if anything changes after a few weeks of use.  If anyone reading this has some experience with this type of setup, please post in comments.