PCMCIA Slot

The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, or PCMCIA, is extremely successful because PCMCIA technology was developed as part of a worldwide effort involving thousands of contributors and hundreds of companies. As a result, every major laptop manufacturer in the world includes PCMCIA slots in their products. Because of their phenomenal popularity, PCMCIA slots are included in some desktop computers as well.

In the effort to save space, laptops often are not equipped with the same hardware specifications as desktops. Not only are laptops’ processor speeds and amounts of RAM compromised, but they also do not have the same number of serial, USB, and device ports as a desktop tower. Because of this, there are often issues regarding the correct implementation of peripheral devices.

The PCMCIA standard was created to compensate for this difference. PCMCIA compatibility is a standard in the manufacture of laptop computing. A PCMCIA card can be used to accomplish almost anything that a factory-outfitted laptop cannot. PCMCIA cards can be used as wireless Internet cards, Compact Flash adapters, FireWire® or SCSI adapters, USB 2.0, or even as expandable sound and video cards. So popular has the PCMCIA medium been, in fact, that many larger laptops now offer not one but two PCMCIA slots.

Synchrotech is a B2B resource that is in the business of manufacturing and distributing a memory and data transfer devices, including adapters to PCMCIA slots. They offer wholesale prices to technology businesses, resellers, and government agencies. Their competitive advantage is their pricing structure and excellent customer service model.

Synchrotech, a Division of Synchronized Technologies, Inc. 3333 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 806 • Los Angeles, CA 90010 TEL: 213.368.3760 • TEL USA: 800.793.9207 • FAX: 213.368.3765

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