micro SD slot (updates)

[MarkHaysHarris777]

does not really matter to me what type it is, push/pull or push/push either way. what's most important and seemingly gets the least amount of thought recently is the position of the slot.  take a look at the original pine64 board vs. the pine64 sopine board.  pine64 has push/push with card slightly off the edge of the board whereas the sopine has the push/pull with card flush with the board and on the back side of the compute module. sopine slot is close to being  one of the most difficult to access. and if you are going to place the slot on the back side then a setup like the original pine64 board , push/push & slightly off the edge of the board.  heck after some practice maybe could swap a card without having to remove the compute module.

It does matter the type of slot if you want reliable operation over time where you're pulling the card out all the time !

... but you make a good point too!  Many of these boards are not designed with the idea in mind of pulling the SD card frequently;  the sopine for instance assumes it will NEVER be pulled on the base board without pulling the sodimm!  However, the sopine module(s) on the cluster board will have their SD cards UP and available!

I agree dkryder,  the position of the SD card is critical. If the card cannot be replaced easily, what's the point ? right ?