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Syphanx · 06-29-2007, 03:05 AM

Hi,
I've been looking at external graphic card options for my laptop, I've read that although usb and firewire dont put out the same speed i.e. 2000mbps (of which a pcie slot does). So far I've found,

Magma ExpressBox1: External PCI Express

This is exactly what I want... but if you have a look at the price tag ($745USD), it becomes quite costly, the you've gotta add the other $500 for the actual card itself.
Has anyone seen something like this but a cheaper option?

Thanks.

06-29-2007, 03:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Syphanx Super Techie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 496	External gfx card options? Hi, I've been looking at external graphic card options for my laptop, I've read that although usb and firewire dont put out the same speed i.e. 2000mbps (of which a pcie slot does). So far I've found, Magma ExpressBox1: External PCI Express This is exactly what I want... but if you have a look at the price tag ($745USD), it becomes quite costly, the you've gotta add the other $500 for the actual card itself. Has anyone seen something like this but a cheaper option? Thanks. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Cooled with Thermaltake Mini-Typhoon \|\| Intel Quad Core Q6600 Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 2gb Kingston 667 DDR2 RAM \|\| 4gb Kingston 667Mhz DDR2 RAM Gigabyte 512mb 8800GTS (683/2150) 250gb Seagate HDD (ATA133) 7200rpm/16mb cache \|\| 750gb SATA2 Seagate HDD ASUS MW221U 22" Widescreen 2ms. Logitech Z-5500D 5.1 Speakers Creative X-fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty edition 3DMark06 Score = 8524 (1280x1024)