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    What's the difference between the 3 expansion slots?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by K_Swiss, Mar 22, 2008.

  1. K_Swiss

    K_Swiss Notebook Guru

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    Express Card Slots
    Media Card slots
    Smart Card Slots
     
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    Johnny T Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    I didn't know there's such a thing as a Dell CA rep. WOw. But yeah, usually you can find the smart card offered in business class laptops. That's because the smart card a security feature, where a company can loan out laptops to the employees, and the laptops can only be accessed with the smart card. Without the smart card, the laptop (minus hack, etc) is useless.
     
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    vhmike73 Notebook Enthusiast

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    The Military also uses SmartCards- it's our ID, and our logins to various systems are moving to having a smart card reader...either USB, PCMCIA, Express Card or built into a keyboard or laptop.

    Actually it's kind of irritating, because I leave my ID in my PC at my desk, go off-post for lunch, and I always remember that my ID isn't on my person as I get near the gate....DOH!
     
    vhmike73, Mar 22, 2008
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