Yeah, they are a LOT slower. I used mine as temp space in case I run out of my 1.6 Gigs left after system installation. But that is very rare. It's there 'just in case' >In general, are SD cards slower than internal memory? What are the >"best" uses of the SD card in an Eee? Can the internal "drive" or the >internal memory be enlarged? If so, how?