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Newest version laptop with a Dock with a PCI slot

Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:22 pm
by bonestonne
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this, but I'll guess.

I'm looking for a recent laptop, hopefully Core 2 Duo at least (it doesn't need to have it, I'm actually clueless on this issue) but what's the newest Thinkpad or other series IBM laptop that comes with a dock that could use a PCI card?

The alternative is a PCI to USB adapter, which is extremely expensive, and almost exclusively industrial.

Much appreciated,
bonestonne

Re: Newest version laptop with a Dock with a PCI slot

Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 4:28 pm
by RealBlackStuff
You'd be talking about the Advanced Dock 2503.
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... 61232.html
Scroll down to see a list of all the TPs that can use it.

Re: Newest version laptop with a Dock with a PCI slot

Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:43 pm
by bonestonne
That uses a PCI-Express adapter in it, I'm looking for regular PCI

Full height support is better to have as well.

Asking a lot, yes...

Re: Newest version laptop with a Dock with a PCI slot

Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:12 pm
by RealBlackStuff
You sure you want to go that route? This is the only one with PCI slot:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkPad_Dock_II

Supported ThinkPads

* A20m, A20p, A21m, A21p, A22m, A22p
* A30, A30p, A31, A31p
* R50, R50p, R51, R52
* T20, T21, T22, T23
* T30
* T40, T40p, T41, T41p, T42, T42p, T43, T43p
* X20, X21, X22, X23, X24
* X30, X31, X32