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Express Cards? What do they do?
Hi
I have a Dell M140 and it has an Express Card slot. Dell puts a 'blank' card in the slot to keep the slot clean. My question is what do you use an Express Card for? I'm sort of a low-tech guy, so keep any answers in low-tech lingo. :D
If I'm in the wrong forum, please say so and point me to the correct area.
Thanks
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Re: Express Cards? What do they do?
You have the correct forum. ;)
The ExpressCard is the next generation PC Card. It has a faster bus speed - up to 250Mbps.
There are only a handful of ExpressCard devices now, but now that more laptops feature them, especially the ones from HP and newer Dell's like your XPS M140, we'll see them come out in larger numbers.
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Re: Express Cards? What do they do?
Yeah, at the moment there's almost nothing. We saw new TV tuners that use the slot though, so there's finally going to be new accessories soon. I'm sure an air card will come out too, since many notebooks are abandoning PCMCIA altogether.
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Re: Express Cards? What do they do?
ChazMan & Brian...thanks for the reply, but again...what does an Express Card do?...What do you use it for? Is it so new, that it is used for nothing, as Brian seemed to say?
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Re: Express Cards? What do they do?
Check what PC Cards are and what they can be used for . . that will give you the answer which you seek.
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Hmmmm...ok...I thought some of you might know. I'll try elsewhere..
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Re: Express Cards? What do they do?
Well, we know, it's just that it is kind of obvious what a PC Card does. Just look in a store or something, you'll see them.
Commonly used PCMCIA cards:
-Ethernet/Modem
-Wireless card
-Firewire/USB ports
-TV Tuners
-Sound cards
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Re: Express Cards? What do they do?
Video cards? (one day)
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Re: Express Cards? What do they do?
Well, we know, it's just that it is kind of obvious what a PC Card does. Just look in a store or something, you'll see them.
Commonly used PCMCIA cards:
-Ethernet/Modem
-Wireless card
-Firewire/USB ports
-TV Tuners
-Sound cards
Sorry, but It was not OBVIOUS to me! Sorry if my question was too low-tech for you.
The only thing obvious is that I won't be asking questions here anymore.
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Re: Express Cards? What do they do?
It was not intended to be an offense. Don't forget that you are always welcome here . . ask any questions you like.
Perhaps I assumed too much in that one instance . .
At OfficeDepot, Best Buy, Circuit City, Newegg.com, etc., you can find PCMCIA cards.
XPSGuy - unfortunately, there won't be any video cards, because the bus is not nearly fast enough.