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#10
Originally Posted by bac522 View Post
That's not necessarily true, if you move swap space from internal memory to external memory you'll have more space to add applications since you are no longer using the internal memory for swap.
The system's (optional) swap file is always on external memory (i.e.: a card). AFAIK, the 770/800 does not allow one (at least not without major, and unnecessary, tinkering) to install a swap file on the internal storage, which is only 64MB anyway.

Secondly, putting a swap file on internal flash storage is a recipe for disaster: the increased read/write of a is not very healthy for flash chips, and if a memory card wears out, you can at least chuck it and buy a new one. Guess what happens if your internal flash fails...