The slot on Macs accept cards that are either Standard SD (Secure Digital) up to 4 GB, SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) 4 GB to 32 GB, and SDXC (Secure Digital eXtended Capacity) cards in 32, 64, or 128 GB sizes. Some connect internally via USB, others interface directly with the PCI bus for faster performance. So stick around as we will be providing updates when more information is available regarding this matter.Combining both speed AND high capacity - those owning select models of Mac mini, Apple MacBook Pro and Air, as well as Aluminum iMac models may have a built-in SD memory card slot reader. However, the iPhone maker has apparently told some users that it is “aware of the issue” and promised to offer a solution via a software update soon. In other words, we still don’t know if the issue is software based, or an issue with the hardware. Unfortunately, Apple has yet to officially acknowledge that its 2021 MacBook Pro model suffers from issues with this port. On the other hand, a few users confirmed that the same SD card works when being used with a USB Type C adapter.

Some users even tried to fix these issues by formatting the SD card itself, although, this did not resolve the problem. Another user reported that his Finder crashes when his MacBook Pro is trying to read an SD card slot. This can even sometimes fail, as per the user, with the MacBook displaying an error. One user reported that the SD Card slot on his 14 inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro notebook takes up to a whole minute just to recognize an SD card. While the issues are related to the SD card reader, there is no consistent issues being shared across a number of device as different users have reported different bugs with new card slot.

The report adds that the issue is a widespread problem that is currently affecting the 14 inch and 16 inch MacBook Pro models that were launched this year. These include, and are not limited to, slow data transfer speeds and some files being inaccessible, among others. However, while most were happy with return of this feature, it seems that users have been reporting multiple issues with the SD card reader.Īccording to MacRumors, a number of users have recently reported facing multiple issues with the card slot. With its 2021 MacBook Pro, Apple brought back the SD Card slot that was highly requested by many.

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