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Originally Posted by crossi
Why do all the ereaders all have such limited flash memory? A16G or higher memory stick is pretty cheap even retail and the 16G sticks are no bigger than the 4G ones so it's not a space issue. Even if most didn't use that much memory how much would it cost to throw it in.
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To (horror of horrors) bring this thread back on topic
: it's a simple matter of economics. There are obviously a segment of readers that would like bigger memory in their reader. The same argument applies as why many of the bigger companies are phasing out SD card slots: dollars and cents. Even if they could get 16G more memory for $2/unit more than 4G, if they sell 100,000 units that's an extra $200,000 cost. Chances are they aren't going to sell enough extra units to make up the difference in cost. A small extra cost per unit doesn't seem like much until you look at volumes, then it becomes serious dollars.