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There is still a strong need for a way to expand the SSD. A small slot in the back with the ability to insert and remove a M2 SSD module would do the trick nicely. Bonus points if it can be hot-swapped while the computer is on. SSDs are evolving rapidly in both speed and capacity. For a computer to have a 5 to 8 year life, you will want to upgrade the onboard storage. No external port, be it USB 4 or Thunderbolt, can get anywhere close to the speed of a M2 SSD. Even game consoles allow the SSD to be replaced with performance above 6 GB/s.

I really hope Apple does not attempt to position a $2000 VR headset at the consumer market. They could position it as pro headset for enterprise markets as a first step before towards releasing a consumer headset at a consumer price point. If Apple somehow tries to convince everyone that a $2000 consumer headset makes sense, the entire tech industry will be laughing at the company. Expect to hear the term "jumped the shark" a lot when Apple is discussed.

Apple is actually the first major company to target consumers with AR products. Apple has been dabbling with it for years on the iPhone and iPad. Microsoft has a commercial product but it still considered experimental with a very small number of units in the field. Google glass was more of a heads up display than true AR. The Meta Quest has some very rudimentary AR features starting to appear now but with its low resolution black and white cameras, it can't really do much (still a very fun feature to play with). Apple is late in VR but not AR. Quest is proving that it is XR that holds the most promise. Ghostly AR overlays won't have a long technological shelf life. It's a lot better to look through a pair of very high resolution cameras that can do things like see in the dark, zoom into distant objects, highlight objects of interest or even show something behind you.

I read this and wondered how large the exclusion zone is exactly? It's not AI's fault that they did not mention it. The story here is pretty much identical to one posted in many news sources today. Some digging turned up the answer: About one mile. The FAA is restricting 5G in places where it could affect aircraft within the last 20 seconds of flight in the USA (compared with the last 96 seconds in Europe). The US also broadcasts 5G at higher power than in Europe which is why the FAA is still concerned about how it could affect aircraft radio altimeters on precision approaches especially during low visibility conditions. To work out that the distance is about a mile, I looked at the approach speed of aircraft. That's 30% above their stall speed. Their stall speed is based on the weight of the aircraft. A 747 has an approach speed of 166-172 MPH. Divide 172 by 60 is 2.86 miles per minute. Divide that by 3 and you get 0.96 miles. So it's about a mile. Not sure if this is only over the flight paths but it's a likely guess. The exclusion zone is some kind of weird ameba shape around the airport and the approaches following a signal strength contour.

This year, at least one cell phone maker managed cover up the hole punch with visible pixels. It would be great if Apple lead the market on display technology rather than following it by two or three years.