DealExtreme - Great Gadgets, Price & Services
Home | $2 Gadgets | New Arrivals New Arrivals RSS Feed Add DX to Google Toolbar | Top Sellers | Order Tracking | Forums Read Latest Reviews
Bookmark this page
See more in Computers - Laptop Gadgets
Main Product Picture - click to enlarge
Share your own customer images


Click for full-size view Click for full-size view
Click for full-size view Click for full-size view
Click for full-size view Click for full-size view
Click for full-size view Click for full-size view
Click for full-size view

Serial RS232 PCMCIA Card

Price: $16.42 free shipping Satisfaction Guaranteed - or your money back


SKU 5572
Qty Add to cart       E-mail this page to a friend
103
diggs
Like this? Digg this!
No Payment for 90 Days when you buy from DealExtreme
  Add to Wish List Add to wish list   Product Updates Product updates   Report a Lower Price Price Match

Tab Arrow Overview
Tab Arrow Buy 3+ and Save ($14.52 ~ $14.72)
Tab Arrow Community Tools
  IN STOCK In Stock: ships in 1 to 3 days   Worldwide Free Shipping on Everything Worldwide Free Shipping
- High-Speed Single Port RS-232 Serial PCMCIA Card up to 921.6 Kbps
- Provides a reliable solution for Notebook to connect serial peripherals such as GPS receivers, serial printers/plotters, barcode scanners, digital cameras and fax/modems.
- PCMCIA, 1 port
Adds a Serial Port (RS232) to Notebook Computers
- Compatible with Most Serial Devices
- Fits any Type II PCMCIA CARDBUS-32 Slot
- Creates a DB9 pin Com port
- Windows 98/2000/Me/XP compatible
- Automated flow control, X on /X off
- Automated in-band flow control using Programmable Xon/Xoff characters.
- Detection of bad data in the Receiver FIFO.
- Backward compatible with 16C550 UARTs.
- Supports 1 RS232C Serial Port with a DB9M Cable.



Visitors' Ratings Return to top    
(6 votes, submit rating)
Reviews Return to top    
Arrow Write a Review, Post Photos, or Post Videos, and get DX points!


Showing latest 4 entries. Click here to read all 5 reviews.

Displaying reviews posted by certified DX gadget owners first, followed by all other posted reviews.

Ownership verified by DX Better than I expected
Posted by Badooleoo on 12/14/2008
Involvement: Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership: more than 1 month

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstarstar

Pros: Works great, doesn't fail. can easily swap RS232 programming cables with it and it still works.

Cons: The original drivers on the CD gave me a lot of problems. I would have to reboot windows all the time to change cables. reinserting the card wouldn't work.
I installed drivers again and it works great now but I cant remember if im using the same of different (newer?) drivers but whatever they are its absolutely flawless now.

Other Thoughts: feels a little bit flimsy as the RS232 end is a lot bigger than the rest of the card.

Bottomline: Ive never tried USB to RS232 cables but have just ordered one that I will try. They use virutal COM ports while this via PCMCIA is on a hardware level so no virtual or emulation crap.
This is very reliable, get one if your laptop has no RS232 and you need it.

Ownership verified by DX Works very well in Windows XP
Posted by Thiadmer on 7/6/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: more than 1 month

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros: I have configured over 200 embedded controllers with this PCMCIA card in a laptop; it has not failed once.

Cons: The physical construction feels somewhat fragile. If you insert the PCMCIA card in its slot (in a laptop) and then pluf in the RS232 cable, there is the risk of bending the card --especially when you need to use some force to plug in the cable. This is due to the asymmetric placement of the DB9 connector. I always connect the RS232 cable to the PCMCIA card first and then insert the PCMCIA card into the laptop.

Other Thoughts: Before getting this PCMCIA card, I used several USB-RS232 cables. All of them had occasional failures (probably due to timing issues). This PCMCIA card does not have these drawbacks; it is compatible with RS232 on a hardware level.

Bottomline: This PCMCIA card is (much) more reliable than an USB-RS232 converter. If you have occasional trouble with an USB-RS232 cable, try this card.

Ownership verified by DX works as advertised in windows
Posted by meridor on 4/9/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros: Works as advertised, with windows.
Windows drivers install ok on Windows XP.

Cons: No linux or other OS drivers, only windows.
Windows drivers not signed, but install just fine.
Identifies as RS232B, not C.
Probably not compatible with legacy MS-DOS apps (cannot choose port or interrupt for pcmcia, windows does that automatically and does not choose snatdard com i/o ports or interrupts)

Other Thoughts: Identifies as "HT RS232B CARD" by "HT TECH. Co. Ltd. Unsure of the exact chipset.

Bottomline: Tested with winxp and an old serial mouse. Works fine. (The mouse will need a manual refresh in windows' device manager once.)

Ownership verified by DX Great produkt for my Work as Cisco Engineer
Posted by VoltagesPSP on 2/27/2008
Involvement: General (knows how to use it) - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Price: starstarstarstarstar
Ease of Use: starstarstarstarstar
Build Quality: starstarstarstar
Usefulness: starstarstarstar
Overall Rating: starstarstarstar

Pros: Very nice card needed one for my laptop because most of them have no serial port.

As a Cisco Engineer i use console cables a lot so this is better than an USB to serial Cable. And you need that port for other things.

Now i even use that slot on my laptop i tought it was useless. But now i found something for it:)

Cons: Easy to install
Cheap card
Fast Delivery

Other Thoughts: To bad it doesn't fit in my bag with the card still pluged in to my laptop so i have to remove it every time.

Bottomline: Ive you need a serial port on your laptop buy it!

Specifications Return to top    
Dimensions: 4.53 in x 2.13 in x 0.79 in
Weight: 4.09 oz
Related Items, Parts & Accessories Return to top    
Recently Browsed Products Return to top    
Discussions Return to top    
We accept MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover, Giropay and all major cards via PayPal
 

Customer Service
Contact Us
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Newsletter Subscriptions

My Account

Help & Info


Return to DealExtreme Homepage     Go to the Beginning of Page     Return to Previous Page    
 
 

Join our Affiliate Program - click here.
© 2007~2009 DealExtreme.com. All rights reserved.
-

Note: Stock and Availability shown on this site is for your reference only. While we strive to provide the most accurate and timely stock and availability information,
availability information may become out of date and may change between the time you added an item to cart and the time your order is received.