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    G1S WITH PCMCIA OR Express card Slot

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by AmericanEagle, Jun 11, 2007.

  1. AmericanEagle

    AmericanEagle Newbie

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    Can not get the same answer from the review.
     
    AmericanEagle, Jun 11, 2007
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  2. mWMA

    mWMA Notebook Geek

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    G1S has 1 x Express 54 card slot
     
    mWMA, Jun 11, 2007
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  3. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    G1p has PCMCIA, G1s has ExpressCard 54.
     
    coriolis, Jun 11, 2007
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    I thought that the G1S has a built in Network card so you wouldnt even need a PCMCIA card??
     
    HAzArdrOxS, Jun 12, 2007
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  5. Monty22001

    Monty22001 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I use my expresscard slot for a Verizon WWAN card. There's still need for it.
     
    Monty22001, Jun 12, 2007
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  6. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    PCMCIA can accommodate a much more varied range of extensions than just a wireless card.
     
    E.B.E., Jun 12, 2007
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  7. CFUtd

    CFUtd Notebook Enthusiast

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    Huh? I don´t get it... but then again I don´t know much about WLAN.

    The G1S has an in-built 801.11n card right?
    -which can cope with more than double the speed of 801.11g right?

    What need is there for the card slot if not using a 3g-modem or something?
     
    CFUtd, Jun 12, 2007
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  8. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    I'm not sure where exactly I wasn't clear enough.

    Here's just an example with a few tens of possible extensions to plug into PCMCIA:
    http://www.synchrotech.com/products/

    Another example is the Audigy ZS sound card from Creative.

    Or a serial port.

    Or many, many other possibly useful things. WLAN is not the only possible use of the PCMCIA.
     
    E.B.E., Jun 12, 2007
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