Greetings,
As you're all no doubt aware, Apple silently bumped their MacBook Pro lineup to rev B a short time ago. This made it a good buy-in point, and I'm interested. I have a few criteria to meet, one is that I'd prefer to use some of my legacy ExpressCards (specifically the eSATA one) if it was possible. I'm aware this would mean buying the 17" and I'm fine with that.
The question revolves around how Apple has implemented ExpressCard. Have they laid down additional traces to the chipset, and given it the spec 2.5Gbit theoretical throughput, or have they simply stuck a USB back end on it?
With most manufacturers I wouldn't have to ask this question, but Apple likes to do sneaky stuff. If the ExpressCard slot is in USB Mode, then it is limited to 480Mbit/s, and there is no reason to buy the 17", I would opt instead for the 15".
If anybody knows anything about this, I'd love to know. Thanks, Julian
As you're all no doubt aware, Apple silently bumped their MacBook Pro lineup to rev B a short time ago. This made it a good buy-in point, and I'm interested. I have a few criteria to meet, one is that I'd prefer to use some of my legacy ExpressCards (specifically the eSATA one) if it was possible. I'm aware this would mean buying the 17" and I'm fine with that.
The question revolves around how Apple has implemented ExpressCard. Have they laid down additional traces to the chipset, and given it the spec 2.5Gbit theoretical throughput, or have they simply stuck a USB back end on it?
With most manufacturers I wouldn't have to ask this question, but Apple likes to do sneaky stuff. If the ExpressCard slot is in USB Mode, then it is limited to 480Mbit/s, and there is no reason to buy the 17", I would opt instead for the 15".
If anybody knows anything about this, I'd love to know. Thanks, Julian
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