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    What should I put in my psmcia slot?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by dimmu, Jul 28, 2006.

  1. dimmu

    dimmu Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    All I keep finding for it are a bnunch of additional card readers (I already have a 7 in 1) and stuff for wireless, which I already have. Aren't there any other neato cards or something?
     
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    peanut Notebook Guru

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    I assume you meant "PCMCIA" slot.

    In that case, why not put the Creative Audigy 2 ZS notebook sound card in there? There is another PCMCIA sound card, I can't remember it's name though, but it's also a bit more expensive. Even more so now that the Audigy 2 PCMCIA has a $40 rebate right now from certain online stores.
     
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  3. dimmu

    dimmu Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Yes, I did mean pcmcia
     
    dimmu, Jul 28, 2006
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    you're asking the wrong question.

    you don't buy something just cuz you have a slot to put it in.

    you buy an expansion card because you are in need of specific functionality.

    it's like asking what kind of cigarettes you should buy since your car came with an ashtray even though you don't smoke.
     
    drumfu, Jul 28, 2006
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    The man has money and he wants to spend it on his laptop, I don't see anything wrong with that! lol

    You can buy one of those pcmcia tv tuners with fm... they are really great!
     
    Red Scorpion, Jul 28, 2006
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    Creative 70SB053000000 PCMCIA Sound Card (same as the audigy)
    SABRENT TV-PCB01 TV Tuner PCMCIA Card (tv tuner)
    Creative 70SB053000012 PCMCIA Sound Card (same price as the other one above but different sound quality.)

    hes got around a 4000 computer.. why not have great sound with it?!
     
    DoubleHelix, Jul 28, 2006
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    get the audigy 2ZS!!! i have it for my laptop, i love it! gaming performance as well as sound quality went way up.
     
    fizzleation, Jul 28, 2006
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    Here are some ideas:
    - SATA
    - SCSI
    - Serial
    - Parallel
    - Sound
    - TV-Tuner
    - FM-Tuner
    - Celular modem
    - GPS
    - Mobile Broadband
     
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  9. dimmu

    dimmu Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    There you go. That's exactly right. <_<
     
    dimmu, Jul 29, 2006
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    usapatriot, Aug 1, 2006
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