Thread: B&N and Verizon Jump Into E-Reader Fray with iRex
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Old 09-25-2009, 04:30 PM   #167
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Originally Posted by badbob001 View Post
I believe in IREX's latest released device, the DR1000S, the internal storage is completely dedicated to the OS and the SD is only for content. I do see people give dire warning that the SD card must be unmounted from the OS before removal, so having an internal slot will reduce SD corruption, especially if you like to share/show off your device (oh, what does this do? <pop> <library lost> oops.).
IMO, having the only copy of your books stored on the SD card is a really bad idea, for several different reasons. Always keep backups so that if (when) the SD card gets corrupted/lost/eaten_by_your_dog, you don't lose the data.
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