On Tuesday, December 31, 2002, at 06:42 PM, Luca Rescigno wrote: >> The 2400 and 3400 can take USB PC Cards as can the >> Wallstreet. I believe all USB PC Cards are Cardbus cards and therefore >> do not work in the 1400 and earlier. I could be wrong but its >> something >> to look into. > > That is incorrect, kinda. The Wallstreet was the first Apple laptop to > have Cardbus compliant PC card slots. Earlier ones (like the > Kanga/3500, the 3400, and the 2400) had regular 16-bit PC card slots. > However, those models can get a $100 upgrade from MCE to get fully > cardbus-compliant slots. Not worth it if you ask me, I say save your > $100 and sell the older laptop and you'll have almost enough for a > Wallstreet right there. > > Some people have hacked the 3400 to allow cardbus compliance without > sending it to MCE, but it causes some bugs and it only works with > certain brands of USB cards with certain devices. If you want reliable > USB that complies with everything, get a Lombard or later. > That's not entirely true either. I had a 2400c that worked worked with cardbus cards out of the box. I guess I got one of the later ones. It worked with a firewire card and a Wavelan card (with airport drivers).
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