Apple MacBook Pro laptops to return SD card reader and HDMI port later this year
At least two MacBook Pro laptop models rumored to debut in the second half of 2021 will feature an SD card reader and an HDMI port. TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo announced this in a note to investors. The last version of the MacBook Pro with a card reader and HDMI port was released in 2015, after which the company dropped its use in new models.
We predict that Apple’s two new MacBook Pro models due in the second half of 2021 will see some significant design and specification changes,” Kuo wrote in a research note. ” Some of the practical changes for users are the addition of an SD card reader and an HDMI port. ” According to the analyst, Taiwan’s Genesys Logic will be the exclusive supplier of SD card readers for the 2021 MacBook Pro models.
Last month, Ming-Chi Kuo shared a prediction that Apple will release all-new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with significant design changes, including a flat-edged, non-curved chassis. The new products will also reintroduce a MagSafe charging connector with a detachable power cable, there will be more ports, and there will be no Touch Bar. By the way, Bloomberg columnist Mark Gurman in his article, largely agreed with Kuo’s forecast.
