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    A quick guide to Express Cards

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by matt_h1, Mar 14, 2006.

  1. cronic

    cronic Newbie

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    I would like to know as well. anybody found one?
     
    cronic, Aug 12, 2006
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  2. burningrave101

    burningrave101 Notebook Deity

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    I would like to see a new X-Fi Notebook Express Card here pretty soon. That would be really nice as the integrated sound in most laptops isn't that great. My HP dv2000t does at least have an SPDIF port on the front so i may get an adapter and run digital to my Logitech Z-5500's instead of plugging into the headphone jack. I don't know if that would improve sound quality much or not. It sounds not too bad at the moment.
     
    burningrave101, Sep 1, 2006
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  3. sanpabloguy

    sanpabloguy Notebook Deity

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    Is an express card slot the same as a card bus slot?

    My Compaq v2710US has a "Type I/II 32-bit card bus (also supports 16-bit)" slot. I've read through this guide and did some Googling on the terms but am still not sure if "express card" and "card bus" are the same. HP support site for HP doesn't shed any light on this either.

    But the Wikipedia entry on CardBus did tell me the diff. between Type I and Type II and 16-bit vs. 32-bit.

    Thanks for your help.

    Brent
     
    sanpabloguy, Sep 6, 2006
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  4. Ice-Tea

    Ice-Tea MXM Guru NBR Reviewer

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    They are not. Cardbus is based on the old PCI bus, the ExpressCard is based on the new PCIe interface%.
     
    Ice-Tea, Sep 7, 2006
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  5. sanpabloguy

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    Thanks! I appreciate the info.

    Brent
     
    sanpabloguy, Sep 7, 2006
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    arevee Notebook Evangelist

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    arevee, Sep 7, 2006
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  7. matt_h1

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    Nope but I just baught a expresscard/34 SATAII 2 port adaptor, Ill post my a review when I get the time
     
    matt_h1, Sep 8, 2006
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  8. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Sweet. Thanks for the info. I too need a better sound card.
     
    ScifiMike12, Sep 10, 2006
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  10. AKfaust

    AKfaust Notebook Enthusiast

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    Did anyone post this link in here? Sorry if they did...just to lazy to look for it.
    I have an HP 5000T with the express card slot and got the TV tuner with it. Works sweet. Here is the link:

    http://www.expresscard.org/web/site/cons_wtb.jsp

    Enjoy.
     
    AKfaust, Oct 27, 2006
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  11. famous_unknown

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    I dunno if the op is still updating the model with available Express Card slots but the Toshiba A100-SK9 (my new machine) does, as can be seen at Toshiba Canada.
     
    famous_unknown, Oct 28, 2006
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  12. parsley

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    parsley, Nov 26, 2006
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  13. Guest

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    is HP the only one with a TV tuner out right now?

    any other cheaper options out there?
     
    Guest, Nov 26, 2006
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  14. nrgeti

    nrgeti Newbie

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    One of my clients wants to buy a graphics card for a Dell Inspiron 6000 notebook. I have spent a few hours searching for either ATI or nVidia cards but nowhere did I find a picture of one. I was not even sure that graphics cards for notebooks even exist. I wanted to see its form factor as a clue whether it would fit in the PCI slot in the side of the PC.

    Everytime I clicked on a topic like Notebook Graphics Cards I was put into a site showing desktop cards instead.

    Can anyone help me select a card and show me where I can buy it? My client wants to spend something under $145 but get the best performance for displaying drawings (not necessarily gaming).

    Thanks.
     
    nrgeti, Jan 6, 2007
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  15. laurentiu1

    laurentiu1 Newbie

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    No it doesn't.it has only the express card slot.I have a new E1505 and it has only one slot.I called Dell to ask for a PCMCIA slot and they said that they haven't used the PCMCIA slots in past months.I have a T-mobile PCMCIA wireless card and had to cancel service because I can't use it anymore in my E1505.
     
    laurentiu1, Jan 9, 2007
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    stowman2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    stowman2, Apr 18, 2007
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  17. Al Cleary

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    The Toshiba Sattelite Models A105-S4397 and S4547 both have Express34/54 and PCMCIA Card slots. I'm shopping and would like to hear from users of these Laptops.
     
    Al Cleary, Jun 6, 2007
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  18. Guest

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    What happened to the Express Card trend? Is it like those ZIP disks?
     
    Guest, Dec 19, 2007
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  19. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    ECs are very much alive...most notebooks carry them instead of PCMCIA cards, and there are some quality devices out there.
     
    Greg, Dec 20, 2007
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