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Originally Posted by Murtasma
What I hope happens over the next 10 years is transitioning away from cards period and using internal Flash Memory or hard drives inside cameras on higher end models.
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Oh god I hope not. Not being able to buy whatever amount of memory I want would be terrible. Say, for example, that 2GB is more than enough for me, so that's all I want to spend. But, a sports photographer using the same camera could need 5+GB. Plus, that doesn't allow for the "use multiple cards" concept. Sure, I could still buy cards, but now that's adding to the expense of the memory that's already in there.
That's not to mention all the hassle there is involved with internal memory. If you've ever worked in a photo lab, you'd realize how much of a PITA it can be.
Internal memory already existed in low-end P&S in the early days. I was very happy to see it phased out, and would hate to ever see it come back again. It'd be a step backwards IMO.
As for buying a 100GB HD as opposed to a 2GB memory card. Well, HDs have moving parts and are subject to much higer wear and tear than non-volatile solid-state memory. Some companies are even experimenting with flash memory to be used in place of hard drives for the future of computing. If you really want that, though, look around for some microdrives.