Apricorn ez usb 2.0 PCMCIA adpater card

[rkawakami]

Is this the holy grail that I have been searching for? I think I have finally found a 19K5679/19K5686 equivalent flush fitting firewire card that is currently available for $25. I have looked and looked in ebay for the IBM card, and it is just too rare to come by.

Have an Apricorn USB 2.0 PCMCIA card adapter somewhere around here. It too is flush and uses a dongle. I think what most people want is a Type III card (i.e., double height) which has standard USB or IEEE1394 ports into which you can just simply insert a regular plug. I know that if I ever find such a USB 2.0 or combo USB and Firewire beast, I'll be buying several (if the price is right).

edit: This is a laugh... I've had this Apricorn card for about two years and only used it once. I found the box and everything is still inside; the PCMCIA card, the install CD, the dongle and the bag the dongle came in. On that plastic bag is a label with "32P5081" written on it. Sounds like an IBM FRU doesn't it? Googling it, the first hit is:

IBM Thinkpad USB 2.0 Cardbus Cable - 32P5081

Laugh #2: On the back of the Apricorn ez usb 2.0 box is a picture of the adapter being installed into a laptop's PCMCIA slot. Care to guess which laptop is shown?

[DAH]

Careful, that part number is for the cable only, not the cable and card... The cable and card is I believe IBM 33L3245 ThinkPad USB 2.0 CardBus Adapter

[Harryc]

What is the manu/model of this cheap flush mount firewire card?

[gator]

Harry, it is a card made by Apricorn. More info here:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=49706

Ray, I searched and searched for a type-3 firewire card that fits flush, but there simply isn't any. No one made one ever, AFAIK. The reason why I posted the above thread is that even the type-II IBM one is so hard to find anywhere, even on (fl)ebay!