Because the rumor mill never rests, there’s word as to Apple’s forthcoming Apple Silicon MacBook Pro notebooks. Per noted YouTuber Luke Miani, the updated notebooks will feature an SD card slot with high-speed UHS-II support and an illuminated Touch ID button for the first time, but could limited to 32GB of RAM.
This marks an interesting change, as Apple would be bringing back the SD card slot for the first time since 2015, with Miani citing that the new SD card slot would offer UHS-II support.
UHS-II offers a notable boost in speeds, reaching as high as 312mb/s, compared to 100mb/s with traditional SD card slots. The design is backward compatible so that you can use UHS-I cards as well. A variety of companies have already released powerful UHS-II SD cards, including SanDisk and others.
Miani offered the following explanation:
Adding UHS-II to the MacBook Pro will be a huge upgrade to video editors and photographers – you know, the people who really want SD card slots! It’s been great to hear in multiple reports that the SD Card slot is making a comeback, but to have this additional high-speed capability is great news.
Miani also claimed that the updated MacBook Pros would offer an illuminated and backlit Touch ID button for the first time ever. While details as to this are a bit thin, the rumor says the Touch ID button will be backlit by “multiple dedicated LEDs.”
Finally, Miani reported that the updated MacBook Pro notebooks might be limited to 32GB of RAM. This contradicts previous reports that stated the notebooks could be configured with up to 64GB of RAM. The current M1 Macs are limited to 16GB of RAM.
Miani’s track record in Apple rumors is mixed. He incorrectly said that AirPods 3 would launch in May, but he was partially correct that Apple Music HiFi would launch on May 17/18.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via 9to5Mac and AppleTrack