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Re: what usb -> serial adapter should i get?

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Originally Posted by Mike AA View Post
Can someone please help me. I bought a new laptop and it doesn't have aserial port, which I knew when I bought it but I didn't think the usb to serial port converter would be this hard to get working. I would buy a pcmcia card to serial (which I did) but something I didn't realize the laptop doesn't have the slot, instead its an express card slot, which I can order a serial port for but they're $50+.
I know some people who think the vex adapters work pretty well.

Also, don't even bother with the SIIG expresscard serial adapter. Its just a express card to usb adapter and usb to serial adapter in one card.
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