Given the market segment, theoretical longevity and lifespan are not a concern - both on the producer side, who has to put more expensive chips, and on the cons

Given the market segment, theoretical longevity and lifespan are not a concern - both on the producer side, who has to put more expensive chips, and on the consumer side, who has to pay for the chips and the media (SD cards are extremely cheap). Moving up in the market segnment there are in fact higher-end solutions: - the Odroid XU4 has an eMMC port (for those who want a compact solution but don't care about long-term durability) - again, the XU4 supports a SATA bridge - the Odroid has both eMMC and SATA ports (I mention Odroid purely because I'm familiar with the products)