Express Card SSD in x61s ????

[Fixed_Rider]

Hi all,

I was wondering if any of you more experienced thinkpadders know if this will work as an extra drive in my x61s?

http://www.oempcworld.com/OEMPCworld-co ... -32GB.html

Thanks

[Radioguy]

Firstly, this isn't a EC SSD. It's an SDXC (Camera memory) card in a EC adapter sold as a two-pack. It's not even Transcend for both, but Transcend and Sandisk, so it's a third party, maybe the website, doing the bundling.

You can get the SDXC card for less, and most certainly the SDXC-compatible ExpressCard adapter, so even if this afforded you decent enough speeds (it wouldn't compared to an actual SSD), you could save money looking elsewhere.

[Fixed_Rider]

So this one?

http://adoramacamera.store.buy.com/p/de ... 11725.html

[precip9]

It's not an Expresscard slot; it's a Cardbus slot, an earlier standard. There are adapters from Cardbus to Expresscard, but they rely on a USB 2.0 port embedded in the interface. So it won't run at Express slot speed. And the Ricoh chipset for this has other problems, so the approach will not work.

[Fixed_Rider]

WT? I'm feeling a bit on the dumb side today!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820161410

[Radioguy]

No, I'm afraid you're out of luck here.

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X61s

External USB or Firewire drives for backup/storage are your best bets here. Unless you get the Ultrabase X6, which can support UltraBay slim, and the 2nd HDD adapter with another SATA or PATA drive.

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/UltraBase_X6

It's not an Expresscard slot; it's a Cardbus slot, an earlier standard. There are adapters from Cardbus to Expresscard, but they rely on a USB 2.0 port embedded in the interface. So it won't run at Express slot speed. And the Ricoh chipset for this has other problems, so the approach will not work.

*facepalm*

Of course...it slipped my mind that this was for an X61s which has no ExpressCard slot. I didn't need to shoot down his choice in such detail (although I'm right on those points!).

[Fixed_Rider]

Doh! My bad.... I meant my x61, not the S. either way it looks like I am SOL.

Thanks

[twistero]

Just get an MR15+ 2 microSD cards and put it in the WWAN slot.