Will 3 datacard work in my Sony laptop?

kylah16

I have ordered this Sony Laptop from Play.com.
I have also ordered a 3 data card. I am a bit worried as a worker in Currys told me they don't work in newer laptops, can someone confirm whether this correct.

Also if that is the case is there another alternative to having the internet on a laptop without a phone line? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thankyou

Mr_Squiddy

The 3 data card is a PC card Cardbus. Your laptop doesn't seem to have one of these slots, having instead an Express Card slot. Therefore unless you have some kind of converter (I don't even know whether they exist yet) the two will not be compatible.

Have a look at this FAQ, particularly item 13: http://www.expresscard.org/web/site/qa.jsp

This current trend for laptop manufacturers to use Express Card instead of the good old PCMCIA card slot is irritating because there are very few cards available in the Express Card format.

espresso

According to the spec found here, it does have both a ExpressCard/34 and a CardBus - type I/II. What does the 3 data card require?

nearlyrich

T mobile web and walk card (express card format ) will work.

kylah16

The 3 data card system requirements are
A type II PC-Card slot with cardbus interface.

I cant work out whether the laptop has this as I can't understand the jargon.

I did originally apply for the T-Mobile web and walk but I failed the credit check.

everythingblogcast

There are datacards in both format, so you will not loss out. And Vodafone has a USB one.