Do people use PC Cards?

[intense.ego]

Who here (laptop owners) actually use their PCMCIA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCMCIA) slot, either PC Card or ExpressCard, for anything? I have one computer that uses it for WiFi, but I have never used it on any of the other laptops in my house.

[damis648]

Ha i only use it to hold my remote, nothing else.

[solitaire]

well i use my pcmcia slot for am USB2 card (laptop only has 2 usb1.1 sockets)
and a 3G datacard (only used in emergancies) :D

[tamoneya]

not really since my laptop already has most of the features it needs. I have considered getting a TV tuner card to pop in there but since it is on the move so often I don't think I would ever get around to hooking it up.

[gn2]

I have two laptops and use two wireless LAN, one wired LAN, one USB 2 card and a cardbus CD-ROM drive.

[Yes]

I have an old laptop that doesn't have built in Ethernet, so I have to use a PCMCIA-Ethernet adapter. Very useful, but I can't see why I would need it on a newer computer.

[LaRoza]

I have no use for mine at the moment. My laptop has more than some desktops, and I don't have a use for the slot. Perhaps I will find a use for it, I hate to leave potential new hardware out of my life.

[Daveski]

I have a Wifi card in one laptop and I often use a Compact Flash reader (as CF IS basically PCCard).

Since USB2 came along, there is less need for this interface now.

[gn2]

I hate to leave potential new hardware out of my life.

Time for an e-sata raid (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/addonics-cardbus-adapter,1363.html) set-up then?

Or use cardbus cards on a desktop with one of these (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Elan-USB-Cardbus-Card-Adapter_W0QQitemZ140217624700QQihZ004QQcategoryZ42 323QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD10VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid= p1638.m127)

[LaRoza]

Time for an e-sata raid (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/addonics-cardbus-adapter,1363.html) set-up then?

**twitch** must...buy **twitch.

<voice in back of head>LaRoza! You fool! You just paid your Visa bill and are saving at the moment</voice in back of head>

[D-EJ915]

I use mine in my sony picturebook for ethernet and wireless, it just has a modem built in.

[freduardo]

I use it for wireless on my old laptop. The most common use I'd imagine.