Digigear Duel Adapter ExpressCard 34 to PCMCIA PC Card and CardBus Read-Writer DuelAdapter 1 Slot for Panasonic P2 card 3G/ATA/cellular/aircard/wireless LAN/modem cards. Some Laptops are not compaitable. NOTE: Please check the compatible list before purchase. NOT for Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• ASIN: B00144K84O
• Item model number: EXP34-DA-001
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 16, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

***Please check the Unsupported Systems List before purchasing. SYSTEMS KNOWN NOT TO WORK The following systems have ExpressCard firmware issues and are known not to work with the DuelAdapter. Some other ExpressCard equipped computers may also have compatibility issues, this list is by no means comprehensive. Allienware M5550 Allienware M5551 Dell Latitude 131L HP/Compaq DV2416US HP/Compaq DV6000 Series Models HP/Compaq DV9000 Series Models Nobilis N4026 Sony VAIO VGN-CR123E Sony VAIO VGN-CR203 E Sony VAIO VGNF2180 E/B Toshiba Satellite P205 Toshiba Satellite S4607 Toshiba Satellite S4807 Toshiba Satellite X205

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works great for P2 cards, November 26, 2008

By	K. McKeever (St. Paul, MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been using it for months with my 16GB Panasonic P2 card and Macbook Pro. Never a glitch. You have to remember to disconnect the Duel from the laptop only when you're done. If you try to reconnect without rebooting the computer, it won't mount (and on a Mac you might get the spinning beach ball of death). However, you CAN remove the P2 card from the Duel (leaving the Duel attached to the computer) and then re-insert the P2 card later (perhaps after shooting more footage) and the card will mount. There is no solid "click" connection between my Macbook Pro slot and Duel, which is a minor annoyance, but I don't know if that's Apple's fault or Duel's.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Flimsy Junk, December 11, 2008

By	Kristopher Anderson "videographer/editor" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The duel adapter is great at first for P2 cards, but it quickly breaks. There is no physical damage that I can see but it routinely stops working. I bought 3 of these (and was very gentle with each) before I gave up on them. I've spoken with several other videographers in New York and they all say the same thing. One told me she always buys them in two's for back up. I've recently noticed some competing brands on the market and I am going to try them out next because I'm sick of the dual adapter.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Works for some pcmcia cards, but not the one I wanted, May 15, 2008

By	K. Ambrose (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this so I could use my buffalo high power wireless g wifi pcmcia card with my Dell 1505 laptop which has only an express card slot. No luck, no matter what drivers, installation steps, or configuration settings I try, the wireless will not connect. When the adapter is installed and the wireless card inserted into the adapter, the wireless appears to be recognized by windows XP but never is able to detect any wireless signals.

So for me, this adapter is a $100+ paperweight.