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Originally Posted by mangochutneyman
...Look, there's fairly strong rumors that Dell's working on a next gen WM05 Axim with integrated HD. I willing to bet it won't have CF slot...
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Yeah, maybe manufacturer will add integrated HD to their PDA's but I don't think that they will illiminate or be a replacement for card slots. Rather I think that they will be sold as an added feature.
These card slots do more than just hold cards. They double as a base for pluggable addon devices. The versatility of card slots is well known. Plug in a GPS, barcode reader, modem, nic, etc. Can't do that with an integrated HD. But I would love both in a PDA (if the HD can be easily upgraded).
I can also see HD's being produced to be plugged into card slots before being built into the PDA. I just can't see being stuck with a 5gb HD for instance when CF cards are at 12gb.
Jeff-