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The hard drive houses the navigation data files too. Besides i'm perfectly fine with the compact flash. Just transfer a couple songs to the card from the computer and leave it in the car. much better than cd in my opinion.
^+1 HDD is mainly there for giving us a faster nav rather than using a slower dvd, the compact flash is a great option and thats all i use 99% of the time for my music.