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XPS 13 7390 where is the standard SD card port
Just received my new XPS 13. Assumed that ports should be about the same but no. There is only one USB port (via wire adapter) vs 2 on old XPS. More importantly there is now a micro SD port. Where do I put my standard SD card?
The old XPS standard SD port allowed for an adapter when using a micro SD. Made sense to adapt down. Spending money to get a better faster and then less convenient system. Placing all common used ports on the laptop is better than wires and adapters. Simple. I don't get it. Thinking of sending it back. After 20 years with Dell I keep getting disappointed.
Mary G
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November 29th, 2019 09:00
Standard SD cards are old tech now much like cd's and dvd's are fast becoming. You know you don't have a dvd optical drive. You can buy an external sd card reader cheaply or convert to micro sd.
https://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/xps-13-7390-laptop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
DougGreenberg
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February 28th, 2022 08:00
Over two years later, I take issue with what Mary G has said here. For many photographers, SD cards are still very relevant. All of my Olympus mirrorless cameras use them, and lots of point and shoot type cameras still do, as well. The inclusion by Apple of an SD card reader on its NEWER MacBook Pro laptops was greeted with great enthusiasm for a lot of us. On the other hand, getting and using a small SD card reader for use with a laptop that lacks one should not be considered a deal-breaker.