PCMCIA To PCI Adapter

In the past decade, laptop technology has rivaled desktop technology in business and industry. While laptops have always been more expensive than desktops, this price difference has narrowed to the point where it just makes more business sense to outfit a workforce with laptops rather than desktops.

What does this mean for the ever-growing external device industry? The standard data storage and external plug-and-play device medium for laptops is PCMCIA. This 68-pin interface is not much thicker than a credit card, and the standard has been adapted to virtually every external technology, from data storage to fax/modem and LAN connectivity.

Because of the popularity of PCMCIA, many desktop users are finding themselves with the need to conform to PCMCIA standards. For this to happen, one needs a PCMCIA to PCI adapter. This is a PCI card that plugs into the back of a desktop, but has a bay for a PCMCIA card. For people who use Compact Flash or video capture, PCMCIA is the fastest and most efficient way to transfer data to a computer.

When compared to a Compact Flash PCI adapter for a desktop, the biggest advantage of a PCMCIA to PCI adapter is its versatility. You can use any PCMCIA card in a PCMCIA to PCI adapter. A Compact Flash reader, on the other hand, is strictly limited to Compact Flash cards. Synchrotech supplies PCMCIA to PCI cards to businesses and governmental organizations.

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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