micro SD slot (updates)

[dkryder]

seems to me that part of the design process just does not place a very high value on the sd card slot. it is almost instead of starting with the given of the slot being easily accessible and work the traces and nearby components around that it's more like waiting til almost the very end of the process and then it's, ok boss, where we gonna fit the sd slot?

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Yes, I agree;  it does seem to look that way in many cases.  



But here is another question:  should the SD slot be soldered in, or plugged in ??

well., either way roughly the same amount of space on the pcb is required so i'd say whatever is least expensive in the manufacturing process, unless there is some kind of elevated sd card slot bracket which would allow the space underneath the bracket/slot to be used for other components.