PCMCIA slots in laptops are now being replaced by ExpressCard slots which are faster and easier to use.
What is ExpressCard technology?
(http://www.expresscard.org/)
ExpressCard technology is the name of a new standard introduced by PCMCIA in spring 2003. The ExpressCard standard delivers thinner, faster and lighter modular expansion to desktop and notebook computer users. Consumers can add hardware capabilities such as memory, wired and wireless communications cards and security devices by simply inserting these modules into their systems. All ExpressCard slots accommodate modules designed to use either Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, or the PCI Express standards. However, users of ExpressCard modules do not have to be familiar, or even aware of, the underlying technology being used by the module. The user experience is identical, whether the module uses PCI Express or USB 2.0.
Lexar have already released a couple of ExpressCard SSD gadgets in Australia. The Lexar ExpressCard 16GB is a solid state drive (SSD) that provides high-performance, high-capacity plug-in storage for laptop computers. The card fits easily into the ExpressCard slot of newer laptops and delivers extra memory and reliably backs up data without cables and the protrusion of other, more awkward external storage devices.
Specifications of the Lexar 16GB ExpressCard SSD:
* High-performance, high-capacity plug-in storage
* Designed for use with laptop computers
* Includes Lexar auto-backup software to automatically back up files
(SW only compatible with Windows XP/Vista)
* Compatible with Windows Vista
* Works with Windows ReadyBoost to improve system performance
* Lexar ExpressCard is a solid state drive (SSD) that provides
high-performance, high-capacity plug-in storage for laptop computers
* Fits easily into the ExpressCard slot of newer laptops & delivers
extra mem & reliably backs up data without cables & the protrusion
of other, more awkward external storage devices
* Provides convenient, modular expansion for laptops
* Inc Lexar auto-backup SW to protect files and data on user’s laptop
* This advanced SW lets users set up a schedule (every day, week,
or month, etc) & choose what specific files or folders
users’d like to backup
* Ideal for use with Win Vista, ExpressCard SSD is enhanced for use
with ReadyBoost, a Windows feature that allows users to boost
system performance with fast caching directly to the ExpressCard
* This allows users to access the data stored on their ExpressCard faster
than accessing it from their hard disk drive Vendors Web Address
Order your Lexar ExpressCard SSD 16GB here at Mr.Gadget Australia!
MSI have considered the advantages of both hard-disk drives and SSD and decided to use both for its new ultra portable, the MSI U115 Hybrid Netbook.
Those attractive brushed metallic cases containing Samsung‘s 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch SSDs can be within our grasps soon enough, as the small multi-level cell (MLC) based SSDs begin mass production. The 128GB and 64GB versions are first to hit the market.
