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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Really?
And where does the flash card get its Flash Ram?
Does it grow on trees?
If anything, Kobo has one more step in its supply chain:
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Kobo: Silicon foundry makes the flash chip, sells it to the card maker who wraps it in plastic and metal and sells it to Kobo's ereader assembler. Plus the Kobo main board needs a card socket.
Kindle: Silicon foundry makes the flash chip and sells it to Amazon's ereader assembler who solder it directly on tbe main board.
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Really?
Silicon foundry makes the flash chip and sells it to package manufacturer who wraps it in plastic and metal and sells to Kindle ereader assembler.
And because much smaller quantities are produced, it is much more expensive than the SD solution