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    question about PCIe Minicard's

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by almostrodney, Sep 9, 2009.

  1. almostrodney

    almostrodney Notebook Consultant

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    Is there anything else available for PCIe Minicard's apart from ssd and wifi cards and is there any different in form factors?

    Cheers
     
    almostrodney, Sep 9, 2009
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    TV Tuner; H.264 video accelerator.
     
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    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    TV Tuners!!!!!
     
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    Bluetooth card,
    Intel Turbo Memory/Robson card,
    WiMAX/WiFi combo card,
    WWAN/3G (GSM/HSPA or CDMA 1x/EVDO - some with GPS capability) card.
     
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    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I heard that the slot was the same but the pinout is different with those cards.

    are you sure they work with normal miniPCIe card slots?
     
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    aidil Notebook Evangelist

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    Nop, ITM can be run in standard mini PCIe slot. It even came in two flavors: half or full height form factors.

    The one that different is SSD. It physically borrows the mini PCIe slot but has different pin out. Mini PCIe SSDs are proprietary for Asus netbooks and Dell Mini 9.
     
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