Next Generation PC Card and PCI Technology Now Available at Quatech
The new ExpressCard product line by Quatech offers users an easy way to add hardware or media to existing systems. The latest technology provides desktop and mobile computer users a consistent, easy and reliable way to connect devices in to their systems. It’s mobile and small-form-factor replaces a conventional parallel bus for I/O devices with scaleable, high speed bus interfaces; improving performance by supporting both PCI Express and USB 2.0 standards. As laptop manufacturers remove the larger PC Card slots, ExpressCards are becoming increasingly more common and popular in new systems.
Quatech ExpressCards are available in one or two port in Ethernet, eSATA 2.0 or RS-232 serial configurations and can be used for both 34cm slots and 54 cm slots. With baud rates up to 115.2 kbps on the standard serial ExpressCards (921 kbps on the performance PCIe-based ExpressCards); Quatech’s ExpressCards deliver faster, modular I/O expansion options for today’s changing mobile computing environments.
In addition to the current ExpressCard line, Quatech will launch an ExpressCard Performance Serial/Parallel Series in July. Available in one and two port, RS-232 and RS-422/485 configurations, the Performance PCIe-based serial/parallel designs maintain higher speeds, true UART registries and addressing to emulate native on board serial and parallel ports.
All PCI Express and ExpressCards by Quatech are RoHS compliant; support Windows® 2000, XP, Server 2003 and Vista platforms; and are available through any of our participating distributors or online at www.quatech.com, at the following list prices:
- 1 port Gigabit Ethernet ExpressCard (LANPX-1G) - $69 USD
- 2 port eSATA 2.0 ExpressCard (SATA2PX-100) - $89 USD
- 1 port RS-232 serial ExpressCard (SSPX-100) - $99 USD
- 2 port RS-232 serial ExpressCard (DSPX-100) - $149 USD
- PCI Express to ExpressCard converter (XCD-B-/PCIE-ST) - $99 USD
Coming in July
- 1 port performance PCIe-based RS-232 serial ExpressCard (SSPXP-100) - $129 USD
- 2 port performance PCIe-based RS-232 serial ExpressCard (DSPXP-100) - $179 USD
- 1 port performance PCIe-based RS-422/485 serial ExpressCard (SSPXP-200/300) - $149 USD
- 2 port performance PCIe-based RS-422/485 serial ExpressCard (DSPXP-200/300) - $199 USD
- 1 high performance EPP parallel port ExpressCard (SPPXP-100) - $149 USD
