Standard Brewing For PC Card Replacement 'Newcard' 187
winston_pr writes "The details on the successor to the PC Card is starting to take form with details being given in this article at Nikkei Japan. The standard is scheduled to be finalized in 2003, while the first PCs with NEWCARD slots are expected to ship in the second half of 2004. Will this mean the end of all these crazy SD-card connection based peripherals?"
crazy (Score:4, Interesting)
Why do we need PC cards anyhow (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:PC size Unchanged (Score:2, Interesting)
Various folks have tried the iMac concept, IBMs little goofy thingamajoo comes to mind (was it the S series?) People dont have a problem with the standard sized box, and slots they can use.
MicroPCs have their place, and that niche will expand. But I cant see any reason I would want my main desktop to be anything but what it is, something I can put together and take apart by myself without a lot of headache.
I've built a couple flexATX form factor PCs for my kids, and they're fun, but it's a bitch to work even that small, I wouldnt want to work with anything much smaller. My big tower desktop, I can replace a video card or add a HDD in about 2 minutes.
If it ain't broke, dont fix it.
steps (Score:2, Interesting)
Step two repeat step one.
Re:Big PC - small cards. (Score:2, Interesting)
From the article:The concept for the NEWCARD Console, an external peripheral allowing expansion cards to be swapped in and out easily, was also shown. The idea is to have only the display, keyboard, mouse and NEWCARD Console on the desktop, with the PC main unit made as small as possible and stored under the desk or otherwise out of the way.
Future Legal Issues (Score:5, Interesting)
Then watch it expand to other conutries..
Very interesting (Score:1, Interesting)
One thing I was wondering is, is there any chance people could fit a graphics card into this form factor. Then you could upgrade the graphics of too-slow laptops.
Re:The end of multiple standards (Score:4, Interesting)
No, of course not. It just adds one more peripheral standard.
Also means getting another pocket or drawer hold more crap in. Smaller, yes, but more diverse.
"Ah, this model uses Newcard and SD and has an adapter for PCMCIA so you can plug in another adapter for your CF card, blah, blah, blah."
Funny how more octopus-like compact electronics get when you finally have everything hooked up to it.