ExpressCard/34 accessories

[docmar]

has anyone found some really good accessories for their expresscard/34 slot on the macbook pro?

 

[logandzwon]

they have memory stick adaptors
they have 802.11n adaptors
they have other stuff, but I dunno what

 

[Lovesong]

CF reader http://www.delkin.com/products/adapters/expresscard34/
eSATA : http://www.siig.com/product.asp?catid=130&pid=1100

 

[docmar]

found this 32Gb memory bank, although it has not been released yet

http://www.datafab.com/

 

[ccantrell]

eSATA : http://www.siig.com/product.asp?catid=130&pid=1100

Can't recommend. Doesn't seem to work, ZERO tech support

 

[Wallace25]

Firewire 800 for the early MBP that dont come with a port.

 

[e12a]

Firewire 800 for the early MBP that dont come with a port.

what are you talking about?

We're talking about ExressCard/34...who mentioned FireWire?

 

[Lovesong]

what are you talking about?

We're talking about ExressCard/34...who mentioned FireWire?

He means this:
http://www.siig.com/product.asp?catid=130&pid=1081

 

[Soundburst]

That would be useful for people who own early MBP's!

I don't know anyone who uses this slot.

 

[CaptainHaddock]

That would be useful for people who own early MBP's!

I don't know anyone who uses this slot.

It doesn't sound like any of the FW or eSata cards that are out work at all, and it's an expensive way to add a Flash card reader to your laptop.

 

[Rod Rod]

Firewire 800 for the early MBP that dont come with a port.

A FW800 ExpressCard/34 adapter would be useful even to owners of later MBPs if they really wanted maximum speed. That way you'd have two separate FW channels rather than just one. All built-in FW ports on all Macs (so far in history) share a single channel.

It doesn't sound like any of the FW or eSata cards that are out work at all, and it's an expensive way to add a Flash card reader to your laptop.

You're not aware of the FirmTek SeriTek 2Sm2-E ExpressCard/34 eSATA adapter, are ya?

It's been around for at least a few months.

It has real Mac OS X support.

 

[nutts]

I bought the Belkin ExpressCard card reader:
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=278313

It lives permanently in my MBP, and it means I don't have to carry around a separate reader for my camera's SD cards. Just push the SD (or MMC/MemoryStick) card in, and it appears as a drive. It's great, and sits flush with the case.

Well worth $30 IMO.

 

[Silentwave]

A FW800 ExpressCard/34 adapter would be useful even to owners of later MBPs if they really wanted maximum speed. That way you'd have two separate FW channels rather than just one. All built-in FW ports on all Macs (so far in history) share a single channel.

You're not aware of the FirmTek SeriTek 2Sm2-E ExpressCard/34 eSATA adapter, are ya?

It's been around for at least a few months.

It has real Mac OS X support.

And I can attest to the fact that it works flawlessly