> I wonder why small hard drives weren't chosen,
> though; they seem to bear up pretty well.
Drop a hard drive (even in a good case) and it's often not too well afterwards. This has been a problem for me - so is likely to be a problem for the blind or partially signed, as I know from my late grandfather.
Basically, removable media needs to be as robust as possible especially for use in a public service.
> I wonder why small hard drives weren't chosen, > though; they seem to bear up pretty well. Drop a hard drive (even in a good case) and it's often not too well afterwards. This has been a problem for me - so is likely to be a problem for the blind or partially signed, as I know from my late grandfather. Basically, removable media needs to be as robust as possible especially for use in a public service.
Would have been nice to see a softer line from Bush on this one, but not unexpected.