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G50 / G71 Datacards

Discussion in 'Asus' started by kidnotorious, Jan 29, 2009.

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Do the G50 and G71 machines accept PCMCIA cards (BestBuy lists the G50Vt-X1 as using the Type II Cards) or do they use the 54mm ExpressCards?

kidnotorious, Jan 29, 2009

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thalanix Notebook Deity

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g50 is only expresscard. no g71g to check, but this review ( http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4732) says EC.

thalanix, Jan 29, 2009

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David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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EC = ExpressCard

Just to confirm, both the G50 and G71 notebooks have 54mm ExpressCard slots.

David, Jan 29, 2009

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Thanks guys - not to be anal retentive here but according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expresscard

A DataCard is 54mm wide and is usually referred to as a PCMCIA card

an Expresscard is 34mm wide and is referred to as an ExpressCard

I have an old Asus L3800C which takes PCMCIA cards. I'm looking to buy an HSDPA modem next week and upgrade my laptop next month.

My concern is that if I were to buy a PCMCIA card for HSDPA, it wont work on a newer machine if the machine takes 34mm ExpressCards

kidnotorious, Jan 30, 2009

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