Ok, I'm calling you anal, but ONLY because you told me to... :)
Uhh. I wouldn't worry about the dust issue.
I've got cards that I've been using in and out of various devices including an MP3 player, two PDA's, Multiple other people's PDA's, PCMCIA adaptors, USB adaptors, Hard drive readers, three owned digital cameras, quite a number of other digital cameras for testing, been in my mouth, dropped on the floor, been flung out into the middle of a crowd of people walking all over them by being in a PDA that was dropped from chest height without being properly removed, sat on magnets, lived in pockets unprotected, scratched with keys, sat in wet pockets soaked by torrential rain from typhoons, been through extreme changes in temperature.... After 3 years, I still use every single one of my cards and none of them have given me troubles in any way. Most look nearly new too.
Getting the point yet?
As for the door, well, it is a weatherproofed D200. Even if it did break off after 500000 actuations, it probably wouldn't cost much to replace. I would guess that the plastic door would break without damaging the magnesium alloy frame too..
Get the card reader. Use it. Love it. They rock socks. :)
Message edited by author 2006-08-02 07:53:22. |
