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Old 04-17-2008, 01:41 AM   #1
SciFiBill
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Why 2+ GB Cards?

I've been on again, off again in the forums, and I repeatedly see requests for 2+GB card support. I was wondering "why?" I am using the internal memory of the reader, and have over 20 books, 4-5 .PDF's a couple .bmp's a .png and about 4 .jpg's. I took my old CD's from Blackstone (?don't remember?), and copied a couple thousand clasics to a 2GB SD. Did the same again to another card, and finally a third. I know, formatting sometimes looks like heck, with squares and the occasional ascii chars, but for goodness sakes, I walk around with a 5000+ library in a sholder bag, and I don't even lean! I know most of those .txt and .htm files are skimpy, but unless you're installing full size image files on it, you should have room for at least a thousand books on a 2GB card. Or am I missing something? I know it *can* be used for music files, but I wanted a reader, not a high priced mp3 player. So what's up with the larger card support? Someone got the Library of Congress that they need to carry around?
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