New MacBook Pros and the missing ExpressCard slot

I'm in full agreement with Matt Davis, that replacing the ExpressCard slot on the MacBook Pros with an SD card slot makes little sense.

Some people love that they now have an SD card slot. I get that. I still think it sucks.

The pros need connectivity, and while the unibody enclosures and battery life are superb, the compromise has been connectivity.

Audio people use firewire drives and firewire audio devices. At the same time. They use express card to connect to pro equipment

Video people use firewire drives and firewire audio devices at the same time too. They use the expresscard slot for reading and writing SxS at high speed, and also for specialist pro equipment.

If people really wanted an SD card reader, they could've just bought one for the expresscard slot.

The real test, though, is if people switch to Windows, or go for the 17", which still has expresscard. Is it really the hardware that matters, or is it software. If it's hardware, they'll switch. I'm not switching any time soon.