card readers, ssd's, sound cards, storage interfaces (esata, firewire), wwan cards, legacy port cards, even secondary video cards. there's all kinds of stuff out there.Not being sarcastic, just wanted to know what the current uses are and if anyone can't live without it. I ordered a BTO 2011 17" and was a little bummed to lose the sd card slot but am intrigued as to what I may have gained. All the express card threads are pretty old and don't really address why a high end machine that was just refreshed days ago saw it fit to keep this tech. Is this tech dead? Are new developments coming? Or is this just a tide over until thunderbolt peripherals outweigh esata express card adapters?
In the past, it was the only way to get fast external storage (eSATA). Now that Thunderbolt is here, I don't see that much use for ExpressCard. Offers more features than the SD card slot though![]()
I have a USB3.0 Expresscard. I did not expect to see Thunderbolt so soon. I wouldn't have gotten one if I did.