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I think that is definitely a part of the thinking. But also SD cards are not known for their reliability. I’m sure there is a conscious decision to prevent the

• cam_l 2y ago
  My experience with having SD cards on all of my devices over the last 10+ years, is that provided I limit writes, they are very reliable. Hell I used a 256gb card on a very poorly provisioned surface pro as my main storage for a few years (f u m s, why do you need 40 or 50gb just for the os on a 64gb machine). As with anything, there are always lots of 'reasons', that are not the reason.
  • userbinator 2y ago
    provided I limit writes, they are very reliable Not surprising, as flash has a limited number of write cycles, and the FTL for SD cards probably optimises for unexpected power loss instead of low write amplification or performance --- they have almost no cache RAM, after all.
    • lowkey 2y ago
      It is all about use case. SD cards are a bad idea for a swap heavy primary storage solution but a great solution for storing large amounts of data that you write rarely but read often - like a music, video or other media collection. Something tells me the reason they don’t appear on regular phones is similar to the reason Apple started soldering RAM onto motherboards, and many other PC makers followed. i.e. the reason they tell you is the reason isn’t the real reason.