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Re:2018 MacBook Pro Review by 1996 on Sunday July 15, 2018 @08:03PM (#17537818)
It might increase the thickness. It is not a given.

I remember about old single slot pcmcia cards which had a push mechanism that would show a RJ-11 so you could connect a modem.

Check the "XJACK connector" for pictures. It was technically possible. It still is.

Re:2018 MacBook Pro Review by dahauns on Monday July 16, 2018 @05:52AM (#17539945)
Just take a look at the Lifebook U937/938. Thinner and lighter than the Air, but has 1xUSB-C, 2xUSB-A, SD, HDMI and even RJ45(!). All the while sporting a 15W TDP CPU and slotted RAM. (And yes, battery life is good as well.)
Re:2018 MacBook Pro Review by godzillabrennus on Saturday July 21, 2018 @02:50AM (#17581022)
I had those cards.

Horrible to deal with.

In college I inherited a Dell Inspiron 1100 from my Dad. Total pile of junk.

I upgraded the CPU, Ram, and disk drive. It was still terrible.

Re:2018 MacBook Pro Review by Fomite on Sunday July 15, 2018 @11:28PM (#17538545)
I remember the number of people who had that snap off.
Re:2018 MacBook Pro Review by lallysingh on Sunday July 15, 2018 @11:46PM (#17538607)
Equivalent to people with dongles that break off?
Re:2018 MacBook Pro Review by 1996 on Monday July 16, 2018 @01:23AM (#17538951)
You mean it would be more fragile than the keyboard?