Adapter lets ExpressCard-based devices utilize USB port.
Press Release Summary:
Suited for use with slotless PC notebooks and Apple MacBooks, MicroU2E USB 2.0 to USB 2.0 Mode ExpressCard 34 | 54 Host Adapter (Part No. USB-EXP-ADP-01) allows use of USB 2.0 Mode ExpressCard devices on USB 2.0 ports. Cross-platform device measures 45.9 x 58.2 x 13.4 mm and accepts USB 2.0-based ExpressCards in either 34 or 54 form factors. It will not work with any ExpressCard using PCI Express (PCIe) portion of ExpressCard standard.
Original Press Release:
MicroU2E USB to ExpressCard 34 | 54 Host Adapter
Synchrotech presents the MicroU2E USB 2.0 to USB 2.0 Mode ExpressCard 34 | 54 Host Adapter. Allowing the use of USB 2.0 Mode ExpressCard devices on USB 2.0 ports, this adapter separates itself from similar products by its diminutive size. Slightly bigger than a book of matches, the adapter accepts USB 2.0 based ExpressCards in either 34 or 54 form factors. Supported USB mode ExpressCards include: Novatel Wireless Merlin ExpressCards (XU870, EX720, V740), storage media ExpressCards like Datafab's expSSD, RS-232 host adapters like Synchrotech's EXP34-RS232-01, most ExpressCard to memory card media adapters like Synchrotech's EXP34-ADP-CF2-01, and several others. The device will not work with any ExpressCard using the PCI Express (PCIe) portion of the ExpressCard standard. A cross-platform device, the MicroU2E adapter allows the use of USB based ExpressCards like the latest generation of 3G wireless devices on slotless PC notebooks and Apple MacBooks.
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