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USB3 in a T60
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:08 am
by hhmcsv
I came across this on EBay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271237505446? ... 1497.l2649
bought it for the few dollars, got it today, slipped it in and it worked "plug-and-play".
Amazing that such an old laptop can still be upgraded to near "state of the art"
Re: USB3 in a T60
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:06 pm
by jcvjcvjcvjcv
You won't get full USB 3.0 speed though... since it's bottle necked by the Expresscard bandwidth.
Re: USB3 in a T60
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:08 pm
by Medessec
That's the point of ExpressCard- to provide that level of expandability. You should see what good CardBus does for really old Thinkpads like the 770, 760 and 701
You won't get full USB 3.0 speed though... since it's bottle necked by the Expresscard bandwidth.
True... but then again you never do half the time anyways.
Re: USB3 in a T60
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:10 pm
by Saucey
Been wanting to get some of those, especially for some of the funky sideways T4/500 units.
Re: USB3 in a T60
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:53 pm
by hhmcsv
...and another benefit is, that the card sits completely flush with the Thinkpads left side with no protruding parts. Nice
Re: USB3 in a T60
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 2:04 pm
by dr_st
On a T60 it sits flush. On other laptops it is even a bit recessed.
Re: USB3 in a T60
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:20 pm
by greenroost14
Would this work on a T61 as well? Sorry, new to the site and kinda still getting into the whole modding my T61...
Re: USB3 in a T60
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:11 am
by dr_st
Yes, provided your T61 has an ExpressCard slot and not a SmartCard slot. Otherwise, the assembly needs to be replaced before you can use ExpressCards.