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Wait, if Apple is able to pull off their own cellular modem chip, they might put it into a Mac as well? That would be sick.
it would, but I don't know if they would do that.
It would be a fair bit of overhead for a function many would not use, and cellular tech makes more sense in a phone, because people are more likely to have that with them than a laptop.
They could have it as an option, but then it would further fragment their laptop line.
Personally, I wouldn't do it if I was them. Almost everyone has a phone, and the network connection can be shared, it's really not a hassle.
This is why (the pro laptops especially) should have some internal slotted expansion slots. There should at minimum be 1 M.2 slot, and to be honest if they included 2, then having a chip you populate one of the sockets with for Cellular would be awesome. Just include the antenna layout in all designs so it just needs to be plugged in. Then it can be configured or added later if someone desires.
Lmao, not happening with Apple. They limited a fucking hdmi port to the pro models.