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Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card

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Frank Slootweg wrote on 2/9/25 4:02 AM:
> ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:
>> micky wrote on 2/8/25 12:01 PM:
>>> My "new" renewed laptop has a smart-card reader, but no one has issued
>>> me a smart card  (Apparently I'm not smart enough to deserve one.)
>>>
>>>
>>> Is there much chance, most likely if I have the case open for another
>>> resson, I can take out the reader and put in something more useful, like
>>> another SSD, or maybe a DVD drive?
>>>
>>> Dell Latitude 5510
>>
>> No.
>>
>> It's a whole lot more simple than you percieved from the info(manual, on
>> the net, etc.).
>>    => One purchases an SDXC Card(aka smart-card) in a desired size,
> 
>    I think Dell's use (if that's actually what Dell does) of the term
> "smart-card" when really referring to a SD card is needlessly confusing
> and hence inappropriate. If they mean 'SD card', then *say* 'SD card'!

Hi, Frank.
  I only used the term 'smart card' for micky's benefit.
  His device(Dell 5510, if that's what it is) comes in different 'flavors'
  - 5510, 5110 Precision, 5510(at one time a Costco and Sam's model), etc.
  - Not all 5510 builds are identical.

One model has SD card slot and a SIM slot, others have the SD Card slot.

There are different manual's for 5510's(base model originally released as 
the Inspiron 15(5510) in 2021.
  - the Dell as-built-shipped 5510 Precision manual indicates the 
slot(port) as a 'Memory Card Reader - SD 4.0
  - The Dell as-built-shipped 5510 manual indicates the slot(port) as a 
'Card slot - micro SD card slot'.
  - The Dell as-built-shipped 5510 manual(with the SD and SIM) indicates 
the slots(ports) as 'Card slot - micro SD card' and 'SIM Card - uSIM card 
slot'

No reference whatsover in those manuals or specs using the term 'smart card'.

> 
>    I checked the Wikipedia 'SD card' page and there's not a single
> mention of 'smart-card' (any spelling). It only mentions "smartSD cards",
> but those are special cards with a secure element, which are used in the
> payment industry, i.e. nothing to do with regular SD cards.
> 
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SD_card>
> 
>    Bottom line: micky's Dell computer has a *SD card reader*. Nothing
> special.

  Which raises the question...
  => Does the 'service manual' micky referenced actually call it a 'smart 
card' slot, or is that micky's terminology/interpretation for the 
device's 'Memory card or Card Slot or uSIM' slot/port!!!

And yes, as you noted..regardless of any of the 5510 models(as-shipped) 
it has an SD card reader(capable of an inserting and SDHC or SDXC card).

> [Left for reference:]
> 
>> inserts in the SDXC slot, formats if desired to NTFS or eXFAT and uses it
>> for additional storage.
>>    The SDXC slot is also capable of accepting most camera SDXC cards.
>>
>> SDXC cards, when purchased are usually micro-size SDXC cards and almost
>> always include an adapter. The device with the SDXC card slot can be
>> different type/sizes(micro or full)...for a micro size card itself or the
>> the provided adapter with a micro-size card(inserted into the adapter)
>>    <https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/memory-cards/>


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My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-08 14:01 -0500
  Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2025-02-08 13:58 -0600
    Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-09 01:38 -0500
  Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-02-08 16:09 -0500
  Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-08 16:34 -0700
    Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-09 11:02 +0000
      Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-09 15:23 +0100
        Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-09 15:30 +0000
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          Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-02-10 15:37 +0100
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      Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ  <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2025-02-09 11:04 -0700
        Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-09 14:34 -0500
          Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-02-09 20:09 +0000
            Re: My teacher said I'm not smart enough for a smart card micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2025-02-09 20:36 -0500
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