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JB72 · Mar 17, 2003, 02:03 AM

Is it only me, or would an OS X compatible PCI card that did both ATA133 RAID and dual independent channel Firewire be a big hit? I know it's possible. So why haven't we seen something like that yet?

Another product I would like to see would be a PC Card that did both Bluetooth and 802.11g (aka Airport Extreme.) I would imagine that a lot of notebooks could use that upgrade.

One last thing. A FW800 enclosure for two 3.5" hard drives. RAID 'em if you want, FW800 could handle the bandwidth.

Thoughts?

icruise · Mar 17, 2003, 02:42 AM

Another product I would like to see would be a PC Card that did both Bluetooth and 802.11g (aka Airport Extreme.) I would imagine that a lot of notebooks could use that upgrade.

I'm surprised Apple didn't do it this way. Their whole position re: bluetooth is surprisingly half-assed. It should either be standard on all motherboards, or built into the airport card. None of this USB dongle, or "the only way to get it built-in is to order it BTO when you buy the machine" crap.

JB72 · Mar 17, 2003, 01:31 PM

Their whole position re: bluetooth is surprisingly half-assed.

Agreed. They have a nice potential BT advantage right now but they need to be getting BT support to all their notebooks in a far more aggressive manor.