External PCI Box for Laptops? 82
cagem0nkey asks: "I am in need of some type of external PCI card box for use with a laptop. I was able to find several different solutions, but these were all WAY to expensive for my wallet (at around $1,000 ea for one PCI slot!). Does anyone know of a cheaper way to add PCI card capability to a laptop? Possibly a USB or Firewire external enclosure?"
Re:cardbus (Score:2, Interesting)
pcmcia is older, and is basically ISA
cardbus is newer, and is (as described) a superset of PCI with more bandwidth than pcmcia (afaik).
Re:Does it HAVE to be PCI Bus? (Score:3, Interesting)
Gigabit LAN (please correct me if I'm wrong on this one, I'd love one, but I don't think USB can handle it)
TRUE Parallel Port -- Not just ECP, not just IEEE 1284, but TRUE PC Parallel, 8 data lines each way
Video Card
Professional Sound Card (like the Lynx-One)