E6400 Video Card? NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M w/ Express Card vs W/ PC-Card

Whast the differ between
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M With Express Card vs With PC-Card

Express Card
OR
With PC-Card

What is this?

 

Those are just types of expansion slots. PCMCIA (PC Card) slots have more going for them in terms of backwards compatibility, and Express Cards are looking ahead to current and future stuff.

It doesn't matter much, so unless you have PCMCIA cards now might as well get the Express Card.

 

Express Card is faster. You can buy a PC Card adaptor for an Express Card slot. The slot position is one of the design weaknesses of the E6400 since it is next to where I put my mouse.

John

 

So can anyone explain how these cards work exactly? Does that mean I can somehow use the internal card to save on battery life?

 

No, it is basically an upgrade slot and adds functionality most of the time. Express Card is the new version, PCMCIA is the old version. Unless you have old PCMCIA cards lying around, choose Express Card.

 

It's a high speed expansion interface - good for anything which wants more speed than USB can offer. For example, I have an ExpressCard eSATA adaptor (but don't need it for the E6400 since it has an eSATA port).

John