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I still mourn the death of the pc card slot. I miss being able to store a Bluetooth mouse inside my laptop.

neilv 4y ago
Yeah, my current daily driver has what looks like a dual-height PCMCIA/CardBus slots, but there's a divider in it (for 1 CardBus, 1 ExpressCard/54). For less frequently-used stuff stored in ThinkPad, such as USB adapters and cables occasionally needed on the road, I'm thinking make UltraBay drawer: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=thinkpad%20ultrabay%20hdd https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=thinkpad%20ultrabay%20h... Maybe someone's come up with a 3D-printed UltraBay storage design that's better.
- causality0 4y ago
  I'm surprised nobody's made some kind of folding mouse that would attach magnetically to a laptop.
  - franga2000 4y ago
    Microsoft has this cursed thing [0]. Although it's not magnetic and despite being the thinnest I've seen is still too bulky to just attach to the side, it would fit great in a PCMCIA-sized slot. [0] https://www.microsoft.com/en/accessories/products/mice/arc-touch-mouse https://www.microsoft.com/en/accessories/products/mice/arc-t...
    - robin_reala 4y ago
      I have a memory of HP selling one at some point for ExpressPort? Edit: looks like it was a 3rd-party product they bought in: https://daintlgroup.com/works-MogoMouse.html https://daintlgroup.com/works-MogoMouse.html
amatecha 4y ago
Oh wait, what? Considering I'm using an X230 (and have many of them), which has an ExpressCard slot, this sounds very intriguing indeed. Well, other than the Bluetooth part, but the "mouse in a PC card" sounds awesome! Thanks for mentioning it -- now off to investigate! haha
- prmoustache 4y ago
  Don't. The ergonomy of such a mouse was so bad you were better off using a trackpad anyway.
  - type0 4y ago
    Yeah, can't even imagine how awful that would be. On the other hand Expresscard remote control is a good idea if you want to repurpose an old laptop to a media center
russdill 4y ago
The coolest accessory was a Bluetooth flip phone that fit into the PCMCIA slot for charging.
- Melatonic 4y ago
  That is just ridiculous and I love it

Yeah, my current daily driver has what looks like a dual-height PCMCIA/CardBus slots, but there's a divider in it (for 1 CardBus, 1 ExpressCard/54). For less frequently-used stuff stored in ThinkPad, such as USB adapters and cables occasionally needed on the road, I'm thinking make UltraBay drawer: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=thinkpad%20ultrabay%20hdd https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=thinkpad%20ultrabay%20h... Maybe someone's come up with a 3D-printed UltraBay storage design that's better.

causality0 4y ago
I'm surprised nobody's made some kind of folding mouse that would attach magnetically to a laptop.
- franga2000 4y ago
  Microsoft has this cursed thing [0]. Although it's not magnetic and despite being the thinnest I've seen is still too bulky to just attach to the side, it would fit great in a PCMCIA-sized slot. [0] https://www.microsoft.com/en/accessories/products/mice/arc-touch-mouse https://www.microsoft.com/en/accessories/products/mice/arc-t...
  - robin_reala 4y ago
    I have a memory of HP selling one at some point for ExpressPort? Edit: looks like it was a 3rd-party product they bought in: https://daintlgroup.com/works-MogoMouse.html https://daintlgroup.com/works-MogoMouse.html

amatecha 4y ago

Oh wait, what? Considering I'm using an X230 (and have many of them), which has an ExpressCard slot, this sounds very intriguing indeed. Well, other than the Bluetooth part, but the "mouse in a PC card" sounds awesome! Thanks for mentioning it -- now off to investigate! haha

prmoustache 4y ago
Don't. The ergonomy of such a mouse was so bad you were better off using a trackpad anyway.
- type0 4y ago
  Yeah, can't even imagine how awful that would be. On the other hand Expresscard remote control is a good idea if you want to repurpose an old laptop to a media center

russdill 4y ago

The coolest accessory was a Bluetooth flip phone that fit into the PCMCIA slot for charging.

Melatonic 4y ago
That is just ridiculous and I love it