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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.



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.)


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.


I remember the number of people who had that snap off.


Equivalent to people with dongles that break off?


You mean it would be more fragile than the keyboard?




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