LCDS Data Management via <mx:DataService> (only available with fds.swc from LCDS) can do pagination and data sync, but FlashBuilder 4 + Flex4 can do them as well! See the following Flex4 + FlashBuilder 4 tutorials:
How do these 2 data management features differ in LCDS vs FB4+Flex4 specifically? Are there anything LCDS Data Management can do that Flex4+FB4 Data Management can’t?
Are these features in FB4 client-side data management?
- Conflict resolution? LCDS has some
conflict resolution support, does FB4
data management handles that? - Real
time Grid updates? Is the grid
automatically updated on all clients,
when BlazeDS is used as the data
provider / endpoint?
Thanks!
I blogged about this exact topic : http://quetwo.com/2010/02/18/flash-builder-client-side-data-management-vs-lcds/
To quickly answer your question :
LCDS can provide Conflict Resolution. Client-Side cannot.
LCDS can provide real-time grid updates, Client-side cannot.