[H] Laptops with goofy PCIEX slot

2006-07-03 Thread Chris Reeves
Ok I have a client who bought some dell laptops. Instead of PCMCIa slots they have these notched pci-ex slots. So no go on regular pcmcia cards Which normally who cares except they have sprint wireless PCMCIA cards they can't use :( We've found some USB to PCMCIA adapters but everyone has them

Re: [H] Laptops with goofy PCIEX slot

2006-07-03 Thread Ben Ruset
We have the same problem at my office. End user went out and bought an EVDO card from Verizon and can't use it in his work laptop because they have PCI-EX slots, and (as of a few weeks ago) nobody made PCI-EX EVDO slots. They could always try one of these:

Re: [H] Laptops with goofy PCIEX slot

2006-07-03 Thread Harry McGregor
http://www.evdoinfo.com/Events/CTIA_2006/Novatel_USB_870_EVDO_Modem_20060407720/ Harry Ben Ruset wrote: We have the same problem at my office. End user went out and bought an EVDO card from Verizon and can't use it in his work laptop because they have PCI-EX slots, and (as of a

Re: [H] Laptops with goofy PCIEX slot

2006-07-03 Thread Chris Reeves
], The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Laptops with goofy PCIEX slot This is the one reason why I have not picked up a sprint data card. My current primary work laptop is a powerbook G4 (no slots), and my next laptop (personal) will either be a Macbook or Macbook Pro (no slot