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I still miss the expresscards. I'm suprised the standard didn't evolve using newer version of PCI-E, maybe it could have become a way to add more storage to lap
by robotnikman 4y ago
I still miss the expresscards. I'm suprised the standard didn't evolve using newer version of PCI-E, maybe it could have become a way to add more storage to laptop easily.
With USB 3.0+ though, it seems obvious why it may have died out when better connectors became available.
- NikolaNovak 4y agoUSB is great, but lovely thing about those cards was they were standard and internal. I still very much miss UltraBays and PCMCIA/Express Cards as an easy way to expand a laptop. My modern Thinkpad is not meaningfully smaller than my T420s (i.e. it's smaller but not in a way that expands/changes my usage of it), but with T420s I could change battery and DVD/HDD/SDD with a single button and reconfigure it as needed.
- Melatonic 4y agoDon't forget that there is a SECOND mSata slot for the WiFi chip (easily replaced) and of course you can replace the default HDD with a nice modern SSD as well :-) Damn thing can even take a sim card! And of course there is eSATA on the back as well so you can theoretically have tons of drives running on their native bus.
- NikolaNovak 4y agoYes - I have two t420s and one t420 and they all have 16gb ram, sata ssd, plus 2tb HDD in ultrabay. Love those machines! (I also have a t25 as my main daily work and personal laptop, and couple of other thinkpads in various states of setup :).