If I want to get 10 GB of RAW photos onto my 2013 MacBook Pro, I just pop the SD card out of the camera and into the laptop. Transfer is done in about a minute or two.
No SD card reader means the new MBP just couldn’t do this without dongles, full stop. That’s a step backwards.
No SD card reader means the new MBP just couldn’t do this without dongles, full stop. That’s a step backwards.