Other than portability.

Are they faster? What about scaling? Or other factors?

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A SD/SDHC port built into a machine (as opposed to a USB-based reader) uses a PCI or PCI Express connection, meaning much lower CPU usage to read and write, as well as a potentially higher transfer rate to and from the card.

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