AppleInsider is reporting that the next-generation iPad likely won’t have have a SD Card slot as had been previously reported. Specifically, the case images that had surfaced recently showed a cutout slot that was presumed to be for the rumored SD Card Slot, but is more likely for 3G model’s SIM Card.
Here’s the excerpt:
In a mockup analysis of all the openings and recesses in those cases, it was speculated that that left-side opening could represent the much-rumored SD Card slot. However, a person that AppleInsider trusts on matters such as these has since rebutted that notion, stating instead that the break in the next-gen iPad enclosure at that location is actually a relocation of the tablet’s SIM card slot.
That may explain why some of the other next-gen iPad casings making the rounds don’t sport the same opening, as users of 3G iPads aren’t likely to need ready access to the SIM slot on a daily basis. And like Gruber’s sources on the subject, the same person referenced above gave no indication that there’s an SD Card slot elsewhere on the device.
In sum, all of the case images that we’ve seen in the past few months featuring the slot, that was assumed to be for the SD Card slot, are instead more likely for the device’s SIM card.
I’m torn. An SD Card slot seems like a reasonable addition to a new iPad. I can’t see why the SIM card slot would need to be accessible through the device’s case. Are you really going to be taking a SIM card out so often that the removal of a silicone case would become a hassle? I could see the rationale if it was a SD Card slot though. Regardless, we should find the answer in the following few months.
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