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Poor Design on iMac 27" with CD and SD slots
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You are not very bright if you can't figure out which port to put your SD card in. This is just like the magsafe and USB ports on the older MBPs complaint of yore.
People need to look or feel for where they are going to put their periphs. Also, the SD slot is below the optical slot, so obviously is the slot at the bottom.
If the SD slot where inside of the optical slot but only 1.1mm from the bottom and didn't differentiate on which side the contacts went then it'd be a design flaw.
The way it is now, any issues that may arise will be PEBKACs.
What some people see as a design flaw I see as a marketing opportunity.
I'm going to launch the first product in the iDumb series, it will comprise of a piece of tape to put over the DVD slot and a funnel that fits in the SD slot. I'm looking for partners if anyone wants to go halfsies. You supply the money and I'll supply the iIdeas.
I'm going to launch the first product in the iDumb series, it will comprise of a piece of tape to put over the DVD slot and a funnel that fits in the SD slot. I'm looking for partners if anyone wants to go halfsies. You supply the money and I'll supply the iIdeas.
You should be careful of using too many "i"'s in front of your product ideas, or you're going to get iSued.
But seriously, I'm so impressed with all the passion and wit I've inspired with my thread. You guys are truly passionate about your ideals and values.
But seriously, I'm so impressed with all the passion and wit I've inspired with my thread. You guys are truly passionate about your ideals and values.
If you can get a girl's bra unhooked without looking, you should be able to feel your way to inserting an SD card in the tiny little SD slot and not into the BIG DVD slot. I may be assuming a lot here.
Let's hold off on the sexual analogies. I don't want to think about the sex lives of people who can't differentiate between their slots.
Are we still talking about bras here?
I'm just DYING of laughter from all these witty comments! Keep 'em coming!
Witty enough for you OP?
Witty enough for you OP?
Yes, thanks for separating the good ones from all the bad ones (like the gas tank analogy. That guy needs a bit more practice...)
And the one good thing to come from this thread is this: I'm sure ALL of you will be a tad bit more careful when inserting SD cards. This mistake can (and will) happen to anyone, even the die-hard vocal Apple fans.
It's not a design flaw, rather it's Apple overestimating the intelligence of its users and their ability to distinguish between a 1" slot and a 7" slot.
I would not recommend a virus scan for your iMac, I would however recommend a brain scan for whoever is not smart enough to look where they are putting their fingers.
Aww QQ
It's not Apple's fault you aren't watching what you're doing. So I guess it's a design flaw because my friend tried to put her USB thumb drive in her firewire port?
No... its her fault for trying to do something while not looking. I guess if someone was driving down the road in a car and close his eyes... and crashed into a curb it would be a design flaw in the road for making a sudden curve?
Seriously.
X2 ...and I love how anytime something requires people actually THINK is immediately labeled a "design flaw", and anyone who disagrees is a L33t stoopid apple f@anboi.
lame.
I've seen it happen with non-Apple stuff as well. I actually am the one that has to fix the machine after a user has tried to pry his usb stick into the ethernet or firewire port. Obviously the only thing one can do in situation like that is RMA the machine. Just ask any sysadmin and you'll have to hit them in the head to get them to shut up with telling you similar stories (yeah, I'm one of those poor souls called sysadmins) :XI'm just DYING of laughter from all these witty comments! Keep 'em coming!
That actually depends on the car. Most cars I know have the lock on the far right of the handle , not below it. So yeah, you could say they are on the side of the door
In other words, this would qualify for the most stupid analogy in this thread. Even the guy with the gas tank did a much better job (and his was worse). To keep the car analogy going I think you'd better compare it to forgetting your keys and then start blaming the car company for putting a lock on the car and qualifying it as a design flaw (because a user might forget or lose his keys).Just the ones too stupid to pass their driving test, which in fact is a godsend for the rest of us
I think that's the best way of putting it
The only design flaw is Apple not considering its users to be completely retarded.
That actually depends on the car. Most cars I know have the lock on the far right of the handle , not below it. So yeah, you could say they are on the side of the door
*sigh*
As the "guy with the gas tank" let me point out again that the entire absurdity of the analogy I was making was my point to begin with. As in, anyone who could possibly mistake a Superdrive slot for an SD slot and actually lose an SD card in one would probably be capable of dropping their keys in a gas tank.
Is this so hard to grasp? I was just being a teency bit sarcastic, not that I thought I'd have to explain it to this extent.
Low tech low cost solution
Hi All,
No warranties implied with this solution, it's just for the brave and desperate.
Cut about a 25mm (1inch) along the length of a glossy piece of paper. Fold it in two. Gently insert the looped end of your strip into the drive, make sure you do it near the top. Once you hit the back of the drive, slowly lower the paper to the bottom of the slot. Slowly and gently retract the paper.
Try to avoid hooking the guts of your drive.
After about three goes, we managed to retrieve the misplaced card.
I don't think it's a flaw. But the iMacs would not be worse off, if the slots were further apart.
-Ruf'
Hi All,
No warranties implied with this solution, it's just for the brave and desperate.
Cut about a 25mm (1inch) along the length of a glossy piece of paper. Fold it in two. Gently insert the looped end of your strip into the drive, make sure you do it near the top. Once you hit the back of the drive, slowly lower the paper to the bottom of the slot. Slowly and gently retract the paper.
Try to avoid hooking the guts of your drive.
After about three goes, we managed to retrieve the misplaced card.
I don't think it's a flaw. But the iMacs would not be worse off, if the slots were further apart.
-Ruf'
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its a design flaw , i mentioned it in another post its a accident waiting to happen and its costly if you cant get it out yourself ,in the other post one was quoted ~200 dollar to get the sd card out of the superdrive from someone in a apple store as they have to take it apart
and in my opinion it certainly would not have spoiled the look if they would have fitted the card reader at the bottom corner and the superdrive at the top corner insted of both direct in the middle
absolutely to close together, apple cant expect people to stand up walk around the desk to see where they slot in the sd card , usually people sit in front and just put the sd card in the side intuitive , but this close together and same width there will be hundreds soon who try to get their sd card out of the superdrives
$200 is a lot.
That's good news.
To help others prevent this from happening in the first place remember:
1. Remember that the SD slot is the last of the two slots . . . at the bottom
2. It's the only one that's an inch in height.
3. It's the only one that fits an SD card into it.
4. It's an SD card slot
5. Refer back to points 1 --> 4
Your point #3 is incorrect - otherwise we wouldn't be having this conversation.
The point probably is, humans will always take shortcuts. I was busy looking at my screen when I quickly needed a file from my camera. Since the SD slot is roughly near the bottom, I banged the card into the side of the machine. But this time I missed in the worst possible way.
Another quick trick:
Take a sticky note or sticky flag type of thing and put on the back or front of your computer to mark where the SD card slot is.
And before some of you start with the "I shouldn't have to do..." just stuff it. I personally don't think this is needed because you should be careful enough to watch what you are doing instead of complaining that your carelessness is a design flaw. I merely offer this suggestion as a way to be less careless.
Take a sticky note or sticky flag type of thing and put on the back or front of your computer to mark where the SD card slot is.
And before some of you start with the "I shouldn't have to do..." just stuff it. I personally don't think this is needed because you should be careful enough to watch what you are doing instead of complaining that your carelessness is a design flaw. I merely offer this suggestion as a way to be less careless.
I was tempted to put in a "holy thread revival batman" but you came out with some gods honest help right there. Hopefully anyone else with this problem will spot this post and know what to do.