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Old 10-24-2015, 05:15 PM   #223
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Am I right in assuming that with this approach, Kobos enjoy much longer life? If memory (i.e. uSD) dies, swap another one.
While I bricked a reader that could not be fixed due to the soldered memory and lack of alternative reset methods, so far I had not one device with internal flash die on me because of bad sectors.

I think most readers die due to broken display or ripped off USB. Also I have here a Glo with defective touchscreen.

It's a huge plus in any case, for the bricking issue alone, even though Kobo's built in reset / recovery methods save your ass most of the time... I don't think we'd have this lively developers community without the SD card.
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