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How to connect a PCI or PCIe card to a laptop?
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PCI or PCIe? They are different, so make sure you get the right thing.
PCIe thunderbolt cards can be found on aliexpress for $70-100 AUD.
I have this one:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLsmPzv
You need to have a thunderbolt port (not the same thing as USB, check your device specs), and you need a power supply, I use an old PC power supply.
Thanks for pointing that out! ๐๐ฆ
This looks promising indeed! And I also have a spare PSU.
The one I got even came with a motherboard 24 pin adapter to turn on the ATX PSU, so I was very happy with that. The manual is Chinese only, but the only real gotcha was that there is two USBC ports, you want to use the one on the far side of the power connectors, thats the thunderbolt port.