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    Sager/Clevo laptop with an expresscard, TB1 or TB2 port?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by elglanto, Mar 29, 2014.

  1. elglanto

    elglanto Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello there,

    I'm looking for a laptop with either an Expresscard, a Thunderbolt 1 or a Thunderbolt 2 port. I looked the 14" and the 15" laptops on Sager website but couldn't find any with those ports. So I was wondering if I missed something or if they just don't exist which I find a little bit odd.

    Thanks for your help.
     
    elglanto, Mar 29, 2014
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    i think expresscard slots are now a thing of the past on clevo's.
    ive got one on my 6 year old m860tu but ive not seen them on any models from the last couple of years.
     
    MrDJ, Mar 30, 2014
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  3. Lzealot

    Lzealot Notebook Evangelist

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    Not much of a need for them except for legacy support after usb 3.0 came out. I have and express card that gives me two usb 3.0 slots but it slightly limited on bandwidth on my old sager. Glad i had the express slot to add the option ;)

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    Lzealot, Mar 30, 2014
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  4. elglanto

    elglanto Notebook Enthusiast

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    On my side, that would be to try an eGPU system.
     
    elglanto, Mar 30, 2014
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  5. n=1

    n=1 YEAH SCIENCE!

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    I think the only model to still have an expresscard slot would be the P570WM, but it lacks Thunderbolt. And the only models to have Thunderbolt are the P377SM-A and the discontinued P370SM and P375SM, all three of which lack an expresscard slot.
     
    n=1, Mar 30, 2014
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  6. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    The NP9570 is the only one with an express card slot anymore. Its rare on any brand now.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Mar 30, 2014
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  7. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    If either will do then the 377sm is the smallest current model to meet those needs.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 1, 2014
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