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Originally Posted by Shades
I can't name a single person that I know that wouldn't want the option of expandable storage in any of their entertainment electronics and yes that would include phones, ereaders and tablets.
I'm honestly not sure why you're arguing against a feature that can only be a boon to the consumer. There is no downside to having an SD slot. It's there if you ever need it, but if you don't you still have WiFi/3G/LTE. It's not as if the slot takes away any of the other features.
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Why would I want all Kindles for example to cost $5 more?
There would have to be a 0.0000000000001% or greater chance that I would
use it.
But ultimately it is all about what the manufacturer thinks.The manufacturers have to factor in development and support costs as well.
And all to cater to fringe groups.
So yes, there is an explicit cost to the buyer.
Remember that the Kindle used SD cards, until it became obvious that nobody actually used them (okay, probably an insignificant number used them which is not a compelling reason to modify an entire hardware line). Also I believe performance degradation was mentioned.
I am not so sure what is so difficult to grasp about my position: NO ereader *needs* the extra space, and ANY ereader will only find that space being used by fringe groups. There is nothing wrong with being a fringe group, simply do not take it for granted that any company is going to cater to you in devices meant for a wider audience.
Ereaders are
NOT smartphones or tablets or PCs, which is to say, general multipurpose devices. They are meant for a specific limited purpose, i.e. reading ebooks, and the only memory they *need* is that which helps them fulfill their goal, and it is either unrealistic or a fringe need, depending, to need more than 4 GB.
MP3 players are also targeted, limited devices, which need memory for only one thing -- audio. The difference is, audio takes up much more room.
General multipurpose devices, be they tablets, smartphones, desktops, or laptops, need expandable space because their intrinsic purpose demands it -- they are meant to be used for a wide variety of things, and maybe not smartphones/tablets but certainly PCs are actually
meant for data storage purposes, which is why they have the most memory of any devices out there...