The full-size USB port provides connectivity to existing equipment and SD card reader enables easy file transfer plus back-up when Internet access is not feasible.

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But it will surely happen, now that retailers are learning to sort out delivery problems (a big one for food retailers) and fears about credit-card security, and as customers get reassurance, experience and ever-wider access to the internet.

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