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Re: MBP Users: 2 or 3 USB Ports? - Racer X - 07-14-2010 Doc wrote: If you were into photography, you'd need a CF slot. The top 10 professional SLRs all take CF cards, 'tho some of them do take SD or other types of flash card as well. ...And I connect my prosumer Canon (which does use SD cards) via USB. It's faster that way. and you can get a flush fit CF card adapter that a SD card plugs into. So a CF or real express card slot are needed on a MB PRO. Don't need the pro features, get a MB or MB Air. Re: MBP Users: 2 or 3 USB Ports? - DP - 07-14-2010 >I would say, for me at least, the SD card slot is more useful than a third USB port. I use it all the time on both my iMac and MacBook Pro. I suppose if you weren't into photography at all it would be near useless, but almost everyone I know who uses a Mac has a huge iPhoto library and most cameras use SD. Even if you aren't into photography an SD card is just a storage medium. I posted on the older thread that it could be used in place of a flash drive. >Don't need the pro features, get a MB or MB Air. I got an MBP because I need a 15" screen. I would've gotten an MB if it came with a 15" screen. Re: MBP Users: 2 or 3 USB Ports? - Rolando - 07-14-2010 Gareth wrote: http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/samsung-np-r580-jsb1us/4507-3121_7-33974719.html?tag=mncolBtm;rnav http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/hp-envy-15-1050nr/4507-3121_7-33776114.html?tag=mncolBtm;rnav Re: MBP Users: 2 or 3 USB Ports? - Filliam H. Muffman - 07-14-2010 Ports on my 4 year old Dell laptop: 6 USB DVI VGA S-Video Mic and Speaker SDHC PC Card FireWire Ethernet Modem IDE (the hard drive tray slides out with 2 screws) Re: MBP Users: 2 or 3 USB Ports? - pqrst - 07-14-2010 I vote for three and please make sure that they are all full power level. I'm tried of Apple having underpowered usb ports. One of the ironies of having a single provider of both hardware and operating system is that you are stuck with whatever they provide. For better or worse, the Windows world has no shortage of different hardware variants to suit pretty much all customers. (ie: ruggized toughbooks, netbooks, etc) Re: MBP Users: 2 or 3 USB Ports? - Speedy - 07-14-2010 One. My MBA has one and it works fine. If more needed then a hub. But 2 on a MBP 15" and three on a MBP 17" would be just fine. |