The return timelines for seller-fulfilled items sold on Amazon.in are equivalent to the return timelines mentioned above for items fulfilled by Amazon.
If you’ve received a seller-fulfilled product in a condition that is damaged, defective or different from its description on the product detail page on Amazon.in, returns are subject to the seller's approval of the return.
If you do not receive a response from the seller for your return request within two business days, you can submit an A-to-Z Guarantee claim. Learn more about returning seller fulfilled items.
Note: For seller fulfilled items from Books, Movies & TV Shows categories, the sellers need to be informed of the damage/ defect within 14 days of delivery.
For seller-fulfilled items from Fine Art category, the sellers need to be informed of the damage / defect within 10 days of delivery. These items are not eligible for self-return. The seller will arrange the return pick up for these items.
For seller-fulfilled items from Sports collectibles and Entertainment collectibles categories, the sellers need to be informed of the damage / defect within 10 days of delivery.
The return timelines for seller-fulfilled items sold on Amazon.in are equivalent to the return timelines mentioned above for items fulfilled by Amazon.
If you’ve received a seller-fulfilled product in a condition that is damaged, defective or different from its description on the product detail page on Amazon.in, returns are subject to the seller's approval of the return.
If you do not receive a response from the seller for your return request within two business days, you can submit an A-to-Z Guarantee claim. Learn more about returning seller fulfilled items.
Note: For seller fulfilled items from Books, Movies & TV Shows categories, the sellers need to be informed of the damage/ defect within 14 days of delivery.
For seller-fulfilled items from Fine Art category, the sellers need to be informed of the damage / defect within 10 days of delivery. These items are not eligible for self-return. The seller will arrange the return pick up for these items.
For seller-fulfilled items from Sports collectibles and Entertainment collectibles categories, the sellers need to be informed of the damage / defect within 10 days of delivery.
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To reduce weight and size of laptops, manufacturers are always looking for ways to make laptops smaller and lighter. An ExpressCard slot allows various ExpressCards, each that serve a different function, to be inserted into the slot when needed and replaced with another card when another type of port or function is needed. Multiple ports, in essence, can be combined into a single ExpressCard slot.
ExpressCards were developed as an enhancement of older PC Card technology. ExpressCards are lighter, less complex in their design and less expensive to produce. They are also about half the size of PC Cards. The ExpressCard standard was developed by the PCMCIA Association, including companies like Dell, HP, IBM, Intel and Microsoft. ExpressCards support USB 2.0, PCI Express and SuperSpeed USB applications. Their serial data interface supports a data transfer rate of 2.5 Gigabits per second. The 26-pin connector in an ExpressCard is designed to last for at least 10,000 card insertions and removal cycles.
The two standard ExpressCard formats are the 34mm and 54mm cards. The measurement that each type is named after is the width of the card. The ExpressCard slot on a laptop may either be an ExpressCard/34 or an ExpressCard/54, with each number representing the width of the slot. The depth is always 75mm and both form factors use the same connection interface.
For laptops, size and portability is an issue. Laptop makers attempt to fit more and more components into smaller laptops, and an ExpressCard slot can help in this process. Since ExpressCards come in a wide range of functional adapters, a computer manufacturer can include an ExpressCard slot on a laptop instead of extra ports or internal cards. ExpressCards are designed to be hot-pluggable, meaning you should be able to remove and insert different cards without having to restart your computer.
While an ExpressCard/34 slot may save a little space, an ExpressCard/54 slot on a laptop can offer a wider range of uses. This is because the makers of ExpressCard slots designed the 54mm slot to accept both 34mm and 54mm cards while the 34mm can only accept the smaller sized cards.
An ExpressCard is not an SD card or microSD card. It is also important to note that a PCMCIA card is longer than an ExpressCard. Older PC Cards will not work with an ExpressCard slot and ExpressCards will not function with PCMCIA or CardBus slots. The connection end on PC CardBus and PCMCIA cards is wider than ExpressCards, making them incompatible with ExpressCard 34 or 54 slots.
An ExpressCard is a proprietary printed circuit board that is inserted into a slot to provide additional features to a computer system by way of a computer bus, which transfers information between the peripheral device and the computer's internal hardware. The ExpressCard is the successor of the PC Card, which was originally designed for laptop computer storage expansion but was also used in early digital single-lens reflex cameras and as plug-in components that contained devices like network adapters, solid state drives, hard disks, sound cards and modems.
The ExpressCard supports multimedia, basic network and wireless communications, as well as additional memory and security features.
An ExpressCard contains electronic circuitry and connectors that allows a module to be connected using technical standard requirements. The current ExpressCard standard is sustained by the USB Implementers Forum [USB-IF]. There are two form factors standards: ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54. The 34 mm slot is used only for 34 mm cards, while the 54 mm slot can use the 34 mm and 54 mm cards.The ExpressCard is not compatible with older versions of the 16-bit PC Card slot, but an adapter can be used to connect an ExpressCard/34 card to a 32-bit CardBus slot. There are various devices that can be plugged into a computer using the ExpressCard such as:
- USB 2.0
- Sound cards
- Solid-state drives
- Television tuner cards
- FireWire 800 [1394B]
- Graphics cards such as PCI Express
- USB 3.0 just with ExpressCard 2.0
- Wireless network interface cards
- Connect cards or mobile broadband modems
- Serial advanced technology attachments
- Ethernet that has a data transfer rate of 1 Gbps
- Common access card readers issued as identification for active-duty military personnel
The ExpressCard supports several hosts such as USB 2.0, PCI Express and SuperSpeed USB using just the ExpressCard 2.0. Additionally, it is hot-pluggable, so the system will not be interrupted while adding the device. Prior to the ExpressCard and the PC Card, a computer's case had to be opened in order to add hardware. In addition, new hardware had to be configured and a driver for the hardware had to be installed.
Compared to the 32-bit CardBus, the ExpressCard has a lot more bandwidth because of its direct connection to the system bus. The CardBus uses only the PCI interface and has a bandwidth of 1.06 Gbps, while the ExpressCard has a throughput of 2.0 Gbps through the USB 2.0 and 2.5 Gbps using PCI Express. The newest version is the ExpressCard 2.0, which is said to have up to 5 Gbps bandwidth and is backward-compatible with previous compliant products.
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The third-generation expansion interface from the USB Implementers Forum [www.usb.org]. Introduced in 2003 by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association [PCMCIA], the ExpressCard was a plug-in module that superseded the PC Card standard for adding functionality to laptops. ExpressCard boosted the data rate from 132 to 342 Mbytes/sec. It supported USB 2.0 and single lane PCI Express simultaneously [see USB and PCI Express].
Smaller than PC CardsExpressCards were 11mm shorter than PC Cards and came in two widths: 54mm and 34mm. ExpressCard 54mm slots accommodated both sizes.
An Almost-Internal USB SolutionThe ExpressCard eliminated the need to carry an external USB storage device and cable. For example, a hard drive or flash drive could remain within the laptop when traveling, with only a small protrusion jutting out from the side. See PC Card.
ExpressCards
The two leftmost ExpressCards are 54mm modules, while the other four are 34mm modules. [Image courtesy of Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.]
Two ExpressCard Sizes
The same 5mm thickness as Type II PC Cards, but 11mm shorter, ExpressCards came in two widths [see PC Card]. [Image courtesy of Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.]