- Integrated SD card slot in the next model of the MacBook Pro laptop.
- The MacBook Pro hasn’t offered an SD card slot since 2016.
- Touch Bar interface in exchange for physical function keys.
- Apple’s magnetic MagSafe chargers.
Apple may finally introduce an integrated SD card slot. The next 2021 model of the MacBook Pro laptop is restoring popular port standards to corporate computers. The MacBook Pro lineup hasn’t offered an SD card slot since Apple removed the feature in its 2016 redesign. This removed all ports from the laptop and adopted four universal USB-C ports.
Many professional users are relying on popular memory card formats for importing photos and videos to computer for editing. The news that the SD card slot is back is, in fact, besides a larger report on Apple’s planned update of the “high-end” MacBook Air model, which is said to offer MagSafe and processor benefits similar to the new MacBook Pro.
Apple’s Latest Mac Book Pro
Apple had planned for the upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch designs. These changes include the removal of the controversial touch bar interface in exchange for physical function keys. Offering a more square design in line with the recent iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPhone 12 lineups. Adding a brighter display. Revived Apple’s Magnetic MagSafe Charger. This is all in addition to the biggest change that high-end laptops move from Intel processors to more powerful versions of Apple’s in-house ARM-based M1 chipset.
New SD card slot in Apple’s latest Macbook Pro
Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo corroborated those reports by claiming that the new laptops would offer additional ports, but today marks the first confirmation of the SD card slot specifically. The news of the SD card slot’s return actually comes as an aside in a larger report on Apple’s planned refresh for a “high-end” MacBook Air model, which is said to offer similar MagSafe and processor benefits as the new MacBook Pros.
Unfortunately, though, there’s no mention of the SD card slot being offered on the upcoming Air refresh — just a pair of USB-C ports