PCMCIA card with an Expresscard-only laptop - options?

sstackho · EVDO User Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 32

Well, I am an idiot.

All this time, I was thinking that my Novatel S720 card was a 54mm Expresscard - so I made sure my new laptop could accomodate that. I even rejected some PCMCIA-only machines.

Aaaaaaaaaaand the new machine arrives, and no matter how hard I push, the S720 just won't go in all the way.

Guess who just learned that the S720 is actually a PCMCIA card and not an Expresscard?

Sooooo, I am an idiot. That matter is not up for debate.

But I'd like to know what my options are now. The obvious choice is to buy a new card, but I'd really rather not go into another contract - and I'd prefer to not pay full price for a new card. In hindsight, I might have just ordered the embedded EVDO card.

Are there any other options for me?

Alex · Site Admin Joined: 19 Sep 2006 Posts: 1893

sstackho · EVDO User Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 32

Are you saying that only idiots buy the re-certified cards?? Smile

Thanks, I'll look into the performance of the U720.

ebiz · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject:

Take a look at the latest auction prices on eBay for the EX720 & S720 by searching "novatel ex720" and "novatel s720". You can buy one and sell the other for about the same amount.
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3gfan · EVDO Newbie Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 3

Had the same experience with a Pantech PX-500 when I had to replace a failed Acer notebook with a Gateway machine that had only an ExpressCard slot.
The solution was an ExpressCard to Cardbus adapter from Addonics. Around $80 with shipping, and it worked the first time without having to install drivers.