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    Preferences on PCMCIA card for USB ports

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by Woober, Jan 20, 2009.

  1. Woober

    Woober Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everybody,

    I am gonna ask a terribly newbie-ish question, so please bare with me.....on the PCMCIA card slots, can I get a card that adds usb ports to my TB and get the access cover closed after installed?

    Part two of this question, would I be correct in assuming that once I add a usb port card, it would basically take up all the room, and not allow access to the other slot?

    And finally, there seems to be millions of different cards of this type available- is there one out there that TB users prefer over another? I saw some of these cards that have a couple usb ports, and then have a fire wire port, and some other type of port- would this be better than just having a card with all usb ports? I have never had a device that used a firewire connector.

    Sorry for my ignorance, and as always, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

    Scott
     
    Woober, Jan 20, 2009
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    capt.dogfish The Curmudgeon

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    capt.dogfish, Jan 21, 2009
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  3. Woober

    Woober Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the reply Captain.

    Scott
     
    Woober, Jan 21, 2009
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  4. sunrk

    sunrk Notebook Evangelist

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    I've posted something in this thread about USB cards for PCMCIA slots.

    Craig.
     
    sunrk, Jan 22, 2009
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