Current PC Card peripherals won’t fit in the new slot and aren’t compatible. The ‘34’ refers to the width (34mm), which is much slimmer than the 54mm of a PC Card module.
#2006 MACBOOK PRO ISSUES SERIAL#
What is an ExpressCard/34 slot? Can I still use my existing PC cards with it?ĮxpressCard is a faster, serial replacement for the parallel PC Card standard used on many laptops, offering up to 250MBps of throughput in each direction.
Road warriors, you may commence your groaning now. And now, if you’ve got a MacBook Pro, you’re going to need to make sure that you pack a $49 Apple USB Modem in your bag just in case of emergencies. But still, there’s always going to be that time when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere and need to check your e-mail. True, the Internet is rapidly becoming an experience that requires high-speed connectivity.
True, these days, most laptop users rely on broadband connections, either via Ethernet or wireless. Like the elimination of the floppy drive with the release of the original iMac, this strikes us as a move that’s just a little ahead of its time. Clearly someone at Apple wants the modem to die, and soon.
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