PCMCIA card slot on Macbook

The Macbook Pro has an ExpressCard/34 slot, but the Macbook does not. how many people think that the MacBook should come with a PCMCIA card slot? how would i contact Apple?

The proper venue for sending Apple suggestions, complaints, and bug reports is http://www.apple.com/feedback/.
If an ExpressCard/34 slot was an important feature for your computer, then you should have purchased a MacBook Pro. Nevertheless, there are some USB-to-PCMCIA products on the market. I do not know if these work on a MacBook:
http://www.everythingusb.com/usbto_pcmcia_cardadapter.html
http://www.synchrotech.com/products/card-rw_13.html
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