Call it novelty if you like, but SanDisk have made some albums available in MicroSD format. Is this a good thing? No, and i’ll tell you why:
First of all, it’s tiny! Apart from the risk of losing it, most people like their physical media to be big. I don’t know about you, but I love my album art! It’s worth paying just for that! With a MicroSD album, you’ll be lucky if you can make out who the album is by!
Second – who’s got a MicroSD card reader? Anyone? Nope, didn’t think so! Oh, wait – your phone! That’s right, SanDisk are targeting people who like to listen to music on their phone but are unsure about music downloads. Sounds a little strange to me. How many people do you know who are a whizz at transferring files between phones & SD cards and doesn’t know how to download music?
Third – who likes to listen to the same album day in, day out? No one, that’s who! MicroSD cards were not designed to be pushed in and pulled out as often as a CD, so don’t expect it to last long!
I could go on, but I can’t be bothered. Needless to say, I won’t be buying one…
What do you think?
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