Main reason I see are memory size and price.
Think about the difference between a iPod and a regular flash-based MP3
player.
A reasonable share of people apparently like to carry around a large
collection of songs.
There was an article recently about korean companies fearing to lose
market shares
because they did not start early enough to market HD-players.
Flash memory is nice and small-sized, but a 1GB card costs more than a
miniaturized
10GB hard-drive...
Flash memory was plenty enough for taking pictures, storing small apps,
and even 2-CDs worth of music
but if you start to add in video files, your complete CD collection and
5megapixels photos shots
then a larger memory is needed.
So it is probably not a good idea for some (I personnaly prefer
something light and small
to having a larger but heavier memory size) but will satisfy others.
Paul Lester wrote:
> What is the advantage of a harddisk on a phone when you can use
>other types of memory instead? Seems a little odd to cram a harddisk in
>when you can use Compact Flash or Smart Media instead....Unless of
>course it isn't just for audio and video content...
>
> Could someone tell me why its a good idea? Maybe for marketing?
>This is not my area of specialty so I might be wrong about this.
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Received on Mon Nov 8 06:47:17 2004