ExpressCard and PC Card slots both seem in danger of going the way of the dodo right now, but they're not dead yet -- far from it -- which means that carriers still have a vested interest in making sure there are data cards ready to suck $60 out of your wallet in exchange for 5GB of 3G data. So far, AT&T's only been
selling a USB modem that's capable of taking advantage of its newly-christened 7.2Mbps markets, which means they've got to get a move on with those other form factors -- and by all accounts, it seems that's where this AirCard 504 comes into play. Rumored previously as the
"Triple Lindy," this bad boy should come bundled with a PC Card adapter (just like its AirCard 503 cousin) and feature support up to full 21Mbps HSPA+, although the best you'll likely ever get out of it connected to an AT&T cell is 7.2. We don't have intel on a release date right now, but we imagine they're itching to get this one out there -- the carrier doesn't offer
any ExpressCard option at the moment, amazingly.
posted December 12th 2009 3:21PM
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"carriers still have a vested interest in making sure there are data cards", from my experence, the expresscard cardbus can just transmit Max 4.5GB of 3G.. Maybe there is some problem with my laptop or mobile. It seems that they are out of date. However, with a express card to pcmcia, you can easily expand your laptop to any pcmcia card/adapter. I never change my expresscard pcmcia adapter:
http://www.espow.com/wholesale-pcmcia-cardbusexpress-to-card-expresscard-34-adapter.html
Insert any CardBus device into the CardBus slot of ExpressCard CardBus adapter, then insert the ExpressCard end into the ExpressCard slot. You're right, it's easy to install and use. Hope you can get what you prefer..