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Will Express card34 slots come back?

I'mAMac

I'mAMac

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In the 15" models as well? I know not a ton of people have a use for it but I do need it and I don't really want to lug around a 17" and was wondering if possibly in the next refresh would they put them back in the 15" models also.
 
I'mAMac said:
In the 15" models as well? I know not a ton of people have a use for it but I do need it and I don't really want to lug around a 17" and was wondering if possibly in the next refresh would they put them back in the 15" models also.
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No. With faster ports coming the expresscard slot is dead, plus Apple doesn't like to support the port either.
 
Nope, deader then a door nail.

Firewire is on life support as well. Apple once a staunch supporter seems to be pulling away from this as well.
 
Expresscard made more sense when things like 3G cards were too clunky for a USB port, but that problem's gone. Expresscard is a high-speed interface akin to PCI-Express, but USB3 should supercede it.
 
lug around a 17" lol it should come with a crane and one of those little cars that say "OVERSIZED LOAD" on it 🙄😀

expresscard ain't dead, but not enough people used it on the 15". Lots of my buddies though it was some sort of remote holder (that didn't work) or maybe a vent, or just something you stick your fingernail in when you're board.
 
Oh, and Apple claimed when pulling the Expresscard slot from the 15" that less than 10% of owners actually used it, and people wanted a SD slot.
 
Frosties said:
No. With faster ports coming the expresscard slot is dead, plus Apple doesn't like to support the port either.
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If that were true. Apple would of released their newest Macs with USB3 support and replaced the fatter, resource wasting USB ports for the more compact MicroUSB.
 
Unfortunately, I don't see this coming back. But if it does, I'm sure it won't be ExpressCard 34 but rather ExpressCard 2.0.
 
UltraNEO* said:
If that were true. Apple would of released their newest Macs with USB3 support and replaced the fatter, resource wasting USB ports for the more compact MicroUSB.
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I highly doubt it makes sense replacing the USB ports with MicroUSB. You would need adapters for every single USB device you use. More little parts to carry around and to lose. Not a great proposition.
 
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