Re: What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot?

Frank,

As you say, your example is rather theoretical, but even
the theoretical example is unlikely to exist.

Lol ?  I don't think that you understand what "theoretical" means.

It's very likely that that 'exact same' phone without the
SD-card slot would be cheaper than the one without.

Thats thinking in how much you spend on the parts alone.

I've mentioned a few other factors in this thread that will influence the
price.  One of those things being how long a production run of either would
be.

If not, why on earth would one buy the one without the slot?

Again, I've mentioned several reasons for that.  Keywords: "water", "dust",
wear-and-tear.  And don't count out personal preferences.  There are people
who buy E1000.- plus phones where a E500,- minus one would do as well.

That price difference - however tiny it may be - violates
the "all other things being equal" condition,

You are violating the "all other things being equal" premisse yourself.

Arlen tried to create a (there it is again) *Theoretical* situation, giving
you the opportunity to focus on a single thing, the sd card slot.  Just so
you would not get confused by all kinds of things that do not matter to his
statement.

Yet, you threw that out on some "it must be different" ideas you have no
support for and by it purposely started to confuse matter.

I'm sorry, but I'm not going to go along with that.  I already have Arlen
and, as it looks now, Arno playing their games.  I do not need you playing
another one.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser