PCG-505g & PC CardBus

[fritzard]

The 505g PC card slot is described as TypeII CardBus compatible but the manual gives virtually no further detail. I would like to add a TypeII (32 bit ?) CardBus hardrive (& possibly other features) using this slot. Being the UK I can't 'try before I buy' so does anyone know if this will this be an expensive mistake? Are all CardBuses equal? Thanks

[seb21__]

Yes, your VAIO supports Type2 32Bit. But compare the minimum hardware configuration. Your VAIO is not much fast for this time.

http://www.vaio-link.com/specifications/specifications.asp?l=de&m=7

[Stephanius]

32bit PCMCIA slots were standard before Sony even started to make Notebooks. If you have a PCMCIA card problem its not due to this. I would not invest in accessory these days for a PCG-505G from 1998. It makes much more sense to buy a new system or save the money for a new system.

Storage that fits into the PCMCIA slot is usually expensive because of miniaturisation, or ages old and doesnt have any storage capacity worth mentioning today.

[fritzard]

Thanks for the info. but the 505 is perfect for the jobs it has to do -performance is not really an issue. It just needs more disk space & I don't want to open it up and risk damaging it to replace the drive. I had considered getting an external firewire harddisk ,but it sort of defeats the point of having a really portable notebook which even my wife is happy to carry about.

[kee-lo_]

Archos do some really small 20GB firewire disks now