um, where's the SD card slot on my MacBook

[iWinnipegger]

there's tons of stuff missing, did they remove a bunch of these things to make the hardware look cleaner and simpler and nicer??? where are all these slots and ports?!?

 

[NotFound]

It's a consumer or "non-pro" notebook.


What did you expect?

 

[PlaceofDis]

they didn't remove anything. it was never a part of it.

one would think that a large purchase like this would be researched before buying, no?

 

[todd2000]

What "slots and ports" are you looking for? The MacBook (or any other Apple Laptop) never had an SD card slot therefore it was not removed, because it never existed.

 

[benguin]

I'm pretty sure there has never been an SD (or any other memory card) slot on any Mac, ever.

 

[ITASOR]

Go buy a USB card reader. People like me that don't constantly use memory cards would prefer a nice sturdy laptop than one that feels like you could crush the edges because there's so many gaping holes and ports in every possible spot. 😉

 

[nsbio]

there's tons of stuff missing, did they remove a bunch of these things to make the hardware look cleaner and simpler and nicer??? where are all these slots and ports?!?

No dice for Macbook - Apple consumer laptops do not have memory card slots, neither do the have any means of card reader expansion, except for USB card readers. Fortunately, my Powerbook has a PCMCIA slot in which I always have a card reader - VERY convenient to import photos from my camera quickly. I do not know how affordable/available are analogous devices for MBPros...

 

[hana]

There is no SD card reader slot on the Macbook. Sorry about that.

Here's a list of supported cameras and card readers for iphoto:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/upgrade/cameras.html

This is the one I got in 2005 that works with iphoto - it's a 12 in 1 reader.
http://www.amazon.com/Sandisk-Image...r_1/104-3823844-7664719?ie=UTF8&s=electronics
I've found this to be handy to have in my Macbook bag especially when I'm asked to do a slideshow using pictures from cards from other cameras.

Hope you enjoy your Macbook!

 

[flopticalcube]

If you only need an SD card reader, USB readers are given away these days with some SD cards. I picked up a USB reader for $20. I think it is a good idea not to include technology that would only be marginally useful or outdated quickly on a product like the MacBook.

 

[dpaanlka]

Seriously, USB cards are a dime-a-dozen these days. Laptops are not required to have SD card readers or any other type of card reader, and I can find you many PC laptops (even expensive ones) that do not have them.

Go buy a USB card reader. People like me that don't constantly use memory cards would prefer a nice sturdy laptop than one that feels like you could crush the edges because there's so many gaping holes and ports in every possible spot. 😉

Amen!

Curious to know what else you think you're laptop is missing?

EDIT: In fact, almost the entire ThinkPad line (considered by many here to be the best PC laptops) are entirely lacking in memory card slots.