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single P2 card reader for Expresscard slot or USB
Many of the newer laptops no longer come with pcmcia slots but come with ExpressCard slot instead. I need a way to read P2 card data directly into my Dell M90. I don’t want to buy the over priced 5 card panasonic reader. Is there a simple pcmcia to usb or pcmcia to expressCard adapter that will read the 32bit cardbus P2 cards ??
thanks
Joel
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4 Replies
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As of today, no.
Noah
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[jdhughen] ” Is there a simple pcmcia to usb or pcmcia to expressCard adapter that will read the 32bit cardbus P2 cards ??”
Many of us can relate to your quandry. It’s the reason some of us haven’t purchased MacBook pro’s yet. As Noah pointed out, not as of today. Panasonic did display (as opposed to show) an external 2-slot reader at NAB. I believe there is an earlier thread on here concerning that. You might search for it? I don’t recall Jan giving any date for it’s release, but I may be mistaken…
Mitch Ives
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mitch@insightproductions.comApple Certified Trainer: Final Cut Pro 5
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There will likely never be a cheap USB reader; there are reasons Panasonic’s reader costs $2500.
The cheapest USB reader that actually works is the P2 Store — it’s a 60GB hard disk offloading system but it can also serve as a direct pass-thru slot.
http://www.duel-systems.com is slated to introduce an Expresscard->PCMCIA adapter board that will do exactly what we want; don’t know an exact date but it should be within the next month or two.
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I’m watching all the Mac fanboys dump their perfectly good Powerbooks on craigslist and eBay to get the new MacBooks…you could find a real bargain, especially for something that has to endure rough and tumble field work AND has a native PCMCIA slot.
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