Can I upgrade my laptop to USB 3?

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I have a Dell Inspiron which has USB 2, would it be possible to upgrade it to USB 3?
 

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solarmystic said:
Yes, by using a USB 3.0 Expansion card if your laptop has an ExpressCard slot built in.

ExpressCard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Here are some examples of the products in that classification:-

Belkin SuperSpeed USB 3.0 ExpressCard™ F4U024

Review Iomega USB 3.0 ExpressCard /34 - Notebookcheck.net Reviews

You didn't mention exactly what Dell Inspiron Model you have so I cannot make any educated assumptions on whether your Laptop can or cannot support such expansion cards.
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Thanks for getting back to me.

My Laptop is a Dell Inspiron 15R.
 

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After a quick check, it seems like the Dell Inspiron 15R does not have a PC Card slot that supports ExpressCards..

Sorry to be bearer of bad news.

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DELL SXPS 1640
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Windows 7 x64 Professional SP1
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Intel C2D T9550 2.66 GHz @ 2.793 GHz (Thanks ThrottleStop!!)
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Intel PM45
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8 GB DDR3
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ATI MOBILITY RADEON 4670
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Seagate ST9500420AS 500GB (465GiBi) 7200 RPM Drive

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Windows 72.4 GHz Intel i3 cpu8GB
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Dell Inspiron
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Windows 7
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2.4 GHz Intel i3 cpu
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8GB
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MS Explorer Mouse
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DELL SXPS 1640
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Windows 7 x64 Professional SP1
CPU
Intel C2D T9550 2.66 GHz @ 2.793 GHz (Thanks ThrottleStop!!)
Motherboard
Intel PM45
Memory
8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 4670
Sound Card
CREATIVE XFI AUDIO NOTEBOOK
Monitor(s) Displays
16.1 WLED
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Seagate ST9500420AS 500GB (465GiBi) 7200 RPM Drive

External Drives:-
2 TB WD Essentials x 3
1 TB WD Mybook Gen 1
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320 GB WD Scorpio Black (enclosed)
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Dell Chassis
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Coolermaster Cooling Pad
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Built-in backlighted Keyboard
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Logitech Wireless Mini Mouse
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