Yeeeah..That's A Problem

You just got paid and it's time to get that new laptop you've been dreaming ofSo you head off to the store, pick up your new (insert brand name here) laptop and bring it home to check out your spoilsYou're thrilled when everything works great, until you try to plug in your cellular internet PCMCIA cardThen you realize that the card won't fit! What's to be done?

ExpressCard Muscling In

This is a scenario that is becoming more and more common as computer manufacturers roll out new laptops using the newer, faster ExpressCard standardAnd along with the advent of this new technology comes the demise of the PCMCIA standard, which will become more and more rareAlthough the ExpressCard offers significantly faster speeds and a more compact form, which will help to keep laptop design slim, the rapidity of the rollout has caught ExpressCard manufacturers struggling to keep up with demand as consumers seek ExpressCards to replace their existing PCMCIA cardsPerhaps the most prevalent issue is that while there are now ExpressCard versions of most PCMCIA cards, there are few, if any, viable alternatives for EVDO, EDGE, or GSM cellular internet PCMCIA cardbus cards.