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 Posted: Sat Jul 28th, 2018 07:38
Robert



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 As with all evolution there will be dead ends, ideas and developments which wither on the vine but without them we would be nowhere, the ones which die helped create the ones which survive, so if XQD does vanish from the shelves, it will have helped push another standard to the fore. This was what happened with disk drive interface protocols, ATA, SCSI, SATA etc.

For the D5 XQD owner I am sure there will be a reservoir of cards to be found on eBay as manufactures and wholesalers offload their 'useless' stock.

The move is towards fewer, faster contacts and channels. Needs smaller footprint on PCB's and shorter paths, fewer contacts to go bad. Cheaper and faster.

Usually the winner is the manufacturer who gets the best grasp on the market. Not always the best technology.

Just my two pence! o.O



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