Cheaper ultraportables meet more powerful netbooks

Another "area still lacking in all netbooks" -- legacy ports: Alas, another "area still lacking in all netbooks" is legacy ports. By that I mean PCMCIA slots (for my cellular AirCard -- how'm I s'posed to get connectivity in the absence of a wi-fi or wired network connection?), fax/modem RJ-11 port (same rationale in the additional absence of a cellular data carrier), and legacy DB25 parallel printer ports (for connecting to my trusty old parallel printers, one of which (an old Diconix) I like to travel with). Also nice to have: DB9 serial, FireWire, SCSI. When?; Posted by: fejlinton Posted on: 07/06/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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