What the new Macbooks need...

[Pagemakers]

Please Apple, add a sim card slot to the next gen of laptops.

I am sick of carrying a usb modem dongle.

Sony, Dell and may others have started to include sim cards into their laptops for mobile broadband users.

 

[robbieduncan]

If anything that's a pro feature. I think there is almost no chance of that making it into non-Pro MacBooks and very little chance of it being added to the Pro...

 

[Pagemakers]

A few years ago it may have been a pro feature but not nowadays IMHO.

 

[jjahshik32]

Maybe via express card slot?

 

[robbieduncan]

Maybe via express card slot?

Which, again, is only on the Pro

 

[TEG]

Just buy an express card modem. Integrating into the system is the stupidest thing I've ever seen with the computer industry.

TEG

 

[Drumjim85]

If anything that's a pro feature. I think there is almost no chance of that making it into non-Pro MacBooks and very little chance of it being added to the Pro...

or perfect for the air....

 

[robbieduncan]

or perfect for the air....

Yes, that seems quite reasonable. The Air is basically a Pro product and with it's lack of expansion and "ultramobile" ideals it would be an excellent addition.

 

[Pagemakers]

I use a dongle every day for work when I'm out and about.

Remembering it and carrying it is a pain.

I would far rather insert a sim card into my laptop and forget about it. I then have the net whenever I want with no fiddling about.

 

[alphaod]

I use a dongle every day for work when I'm out and about.

Remembering it and carrying it is a pain.

I would far rather insert a sim card into my laptop and forget about it. I then have the net whenever I want with no fiddling about.

But some people have more than 1 computer. That built-in stuff doesn't work so well. Also if it has a SIM slot, it will probably be below the RAM cover or something which means it will not be easily [or accidentally] removed.