Missing card slot on new macbook pro?

repair56 · repair56 #1 (**permalink**)

06-13-2009, 04:07 PM

It seems the card slot is missing on macbook pro in exchange for memory card reader? Or am I mistaken?

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #2 (**permalink**)

06-13-2009, 04:31 PM

There was never such a thing. This is the first time there has been a card slot.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #3 (**permalink**)

06-13-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonRequiem

There was never such a thing. This is the first time there has been a card slot.

He means the Express Card Slot and yes, it's missing on the 15" MBP and replaced by a SD Card Reader slot.

The 17" I believe still has the Express slot.

fleurya · fleurya #4 (**permalink**)

06-13-2009, 04:50 PM

According to the keynote the ExpressCard was used by "less than a single digit percentage" of users. Clearly with the widespread use of the SD style memory card the change was a very smart one for Apple.

cwa107 · cwa107 #5 (**permalink**)

06-14-2009, 02:29 PM

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repair56 · repair56 #6 (**permalink**)

06-14-2009, 03:13 PM

I did mean the express 34 slot which i use for firewire 400, extra wide usb 2.0 plugs which don't fit otherwise when using two at the same time, high speed sata connections, bootable and unbootable, which are far superior in data transfer from drive to drive than usb or firewire etc. hd tv cards and a bunch of other things that make the Macbook pro much more capable, as far as adding a memory slot, you can do that with a simple card reader for usb or express 34.Imho I believe this was a cheapening of a good product and was a mistake

fleurya · fleurya #7 (**permalink**)

06-14-2009, 04:22 PM

You seriously have all of those ExpressCard accessories and use them all on a regular basis? At best it must be a serious pain to have to switch them out all the time.

It sucks in you are in the less than 1% minority that actually used the slot, but at least you can use the current 15" MBPs which will be very capable systems for years, or upgrade to the 17" MBP, which is retaining the ExpressCard slot.

repair56 · repair56 #8 (**permalink**)

06-14-2009, 04:46 PM

I use mostly the sata

fleurya #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 18, 2006 Location: Anytown, USA Posts: 4,878 Mac Specs: 27" iMac 2.7GHz Core i5, iPhone 4S, 3rd gen iPad	06-13-2009, 04:50 PM According to the keynote the ExpressCard was used by "less than a single digit percentage" of users. Clearly with the widespread use of the SD style memory card the change was a very smart one for Apple. "Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others"
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cwa107 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,951 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	06-14-2009, 02:29 PM NOTE: Thread moved to appropriate forum. Not just anything goes in Anything Goes Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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fleurya #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 18, 2006 Location: Anytown, USA Posts: 4,878 Mac Specs: 27" iMac 2.7GHz Core i5, iPhone 4S, 3rd gen iPad	06-14-2009, 04:22 PM You seriously have all of those ExpressCard accessories and use them all on a regular basis? At best it must be a serious pain to have to switch them out all the time. It sucks in you are in the less than 1% minority that actually used the slot, but at least you can use the current 15" MBPs which will be very capable systems for years, or upgrade to the 17" MBP, which is retaining the ExpressCard slot. "Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others"
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repair56 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 03, 2009 Posts: 4	06-13-2009, 04:07 PM It seems the card slot is missing on macbook pro in exchange for memory card reader? Or am I mistaken?
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Inactive Staff Member Since: Jul 24, 2008 Posts: 6,006 Mac Specs: MBP 2.3 Ghz 4GB RAM 860 GB SSD, iMac 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 32GB RAM, Fusion Drive 1TB	06-13-2009, 04:31 PM There was never such a thing. This is the first time there has been a card slot.
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repair56 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 03, 2009 Posts: 4	06-14-2009, 03:13 PM I did mean the express 34 slot which i use for firewire 400, extra wide usb 2.0 plugs which don't fit otherwise when using two at the same time, high speed sata connections, bootable and unbootable, which are far superior in data transfer from drive to drive than usb or firewire etc. hd tv cards and a bunch of other things that make the Macbook pro much more capable, as far as adding a memory slot, you can do that with a simple card reader for usb or express 34.Imho I believe this was a cheapening of a good product and was a mistake
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repair56 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 03, 2009 Posts: 4	06-14-2009, 04:46 PM I use mostly the sata
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