Leica Geosystems GPS System 500 - Technical Reference Manual - Manual (Page 17)

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1. Introduction Technical Reference Manual-4.0.0en
PC Card versus Internal Memory
The PC Card is the preferred data
storage medium as it has the follow-
ing advantages over internal memory:
• Faster download times. A PC
Card download using a PC
Card Reader or PCMCIA port is
virtually instantaneous. Internal
memory has to download
through a serial connection and
can take time.
• Flexibility / no downtime of
GPS Receiver. A PC Card can
be removed from a receiver
when it is full and replaced with
a spare. The Receiver does not
have to be taken back to the office
for downloading.
Using an Internal Memory means
however that the data has less
chance of being misplaced or lost.
This can happen when multiple PC
Cards are used for the same project.
If you are not sure about which type
of memory to use, try using a PC card
but don’t remove it from the Receiver.
You can still download as if it were
Internal Memory through any port.