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lowendmac.com - 6/16/2009
Low-end MacBook Pros: SD Card and FireWire In, ExpressCard Out, Charles W. Moore, 'Book Value
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The new 13" and 15" MacBook Pro have FireWire 800 and SD Card slots, but ExpressCard is gone, left for the 17" MacBook Pro.
arstechnica.com - 6/10/2009
Boot from the SD card slot in new MacBook Pros
— arstechnica.com — The addition of a built-in SD card reader to the 13" and 15" MacBook Pros may have... dubious utility for many users, but Apple has seen fit to include at least one feature with lots of potential use. Properly formatted and partitioned SD or SDHC media ... (more) Boot from the SD card slot in new MacBook Pros

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hardmac.com - 6/10/2009
New MacBook Pro can boot off SD card
— hardmac.com — According to a kbase note just published by Apple : Can I install Mac OS X on... an SD storage device and use it as a startup volume? Yes.  Change the default partition table to GUID using Disk Utility, and format the card to use the Mac OS ... (more) New MacBook Pro can boot off SD card

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'Missing' MacBook Pro Ports, FireWire Back but ExpressCard Gone, Say No to Glossy Displays, and More, The 'Book Review
lowendmac.com - 6/20/2009
'Missing' MacBook Pro Ports, FireWire Back but ExpressCard Gone, Say No to Glossy Displays, and ...
— lowendmac.com — Also slower SATA in new 13" and 15" MacBook Pro, 5 things still missing from MacBook Pro,... WD SiliconDrive III SSDs, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,199, and more. (more) 'Missing' MacBook Pro Ports, FireWire Back but ...

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The addition of a built-in SD card reader to the 13" and 15" MacBook Pros may have dubious utility for many users, but Apple has seen fit to include at least one feature with lots of potential use. Properly formatted and partitioned SD or SDHC media can be used to boot a MacBook Pro ...