Hi Byron,
The express card requires an express slot. There are no USB 2 or 3 to express card adapters.
HP and Toshiba both have current models with an express slot bit I have no idea if they work well for audio.
There have been some recent posts about these models so just do a search.
Thanks Chris

HI Byron,

The Fireface UC or Fireface UCX will be perfect replacements if you end up having to replace the Multiface.
I don't believe any of the current DAW builders offer a model with an express slot.

Thanks Chris

So find the sarcasm and keep the bad grammar :-)

So - its not easy nowadays - there is a dell with 8 GB Ram and Expresscard ---> Dell Vostro 3450 V345003
but for what do i need 64 bit if my DAW is running ableton live (maybe 9 will be 64 bit) who knows ??

I could switch from Laptop to PC -- then i need a PCIe RME -- again 500 $ :-(

the only thing i want to achive is running trilian and omnisphere at the same time - switch to cubase ?
damn dilemma you see ...

I think i wait until Ableton goes 64 bit - then i wait 6 month more until it it is stable - then i buy a new PC with USB 5.0 - i will be a very old man until then and maybe the last guy on earth using a Multiface II.

MAybe the multiface II with its 250 mb one way even is to slow for the spectrasonics vst build in 2015 -
then i will have a real reason for UCX7-USB 5.0 - until then i think to goback to midisynced hardware without total integration - hardware synths are a good investment for the global crisis - they nearly dont loose in any currency - just look at the tb 303 :-)

Have a nice day!

And still: I like the multiface2much

My question/problem is similar to Byron's.  I often do live recordings and have been using a Multiface PCMCIA card (not the M/FII, the original) with a standard Mackie 1604 mixer.  I have been using a Lenovo Thinkpad which is excellent for what I want but I would like to upgrade this and go 64-bit at the same time whilst retaining the lightness and portability of the ThinkPad (ie 1.3kg max).  Part of the reason is that the thinkpad isn't up to running live and mixing at the same time as recording, at least I'm not game to try it with Cubase.  It also isn't up my other software that I wish to use (mostly things like Photoshop CS5 etc which are resource hogs) when travelling.  Unfortunately as Byron has found out nobody produces portables with PCMCIA slots anymore and there are few with Expresscard slots.  I also use a Focusrite i/f which I attach to the M/face using ADAT (it doesn't have the digital i-face) and indeed I bought it because I didn't 'need' the interface for the computer as I was happy to use the M/face (how wrong I was).  Does RME have an Expresscard solution or would a standard cardbus to expresscard adapter work with the RME drivers?

What are the alternatives for users that want to move to the newer i5 & i7 range of portables but are still happy to use the older interfaces?  Is there a smaller (say 2 channel) i/face that has ADAT input that would be up to the task.  For example I would like to do live mixing of up to 12 channels input to 4 channel output (discrete FoH & Foldback channels) using my current set-up (includes Cubase 6).  Would it be possible to find a solution that would work with the newer Ultrabooks which appear to have the grunt required but lack the obvious suitable interfaces?  Is there anybody out there with a similar problem or a solution?

Given the number of similar posts in this section this problem is not unusual and is something that RME perhaps should find a solution to (if only to keep satisfied customers).

Yes, part of the 'problem' is that the ExpressCard seems to be a dying i/face so may only be a short term solution.  I do understand the need for the interface but now that USB-2 and USB-3 are around then perhaps I should be looking at a complete change, then it comes down to $'s all up in one go or are there ways of upgrading piece meal that are more likely to fit the budget.  As you can see it is some time since I bought the original Multiface but it still works fine and at 24bit and 96kHz is still more than enough for what I need.  You mention Thunderbolt equipped MBP, true Thunderbolt or 1394? and the external adapter is what?

As always there is no 'perfect' solution in either notebook, tablet or ultrabook, what I would 'like' would be a matte IPS display on an ultrabook with an expresscard slot, an i7 low voltage and SSD, wireless and physical LAN, tablet or pen interface would be even better but don't want to move to the Global monopoly of Apple (there are parts of the business model that I just don't agree with).  I must admit the Lenovo tablet (X61 Centrino) I'm using at the moment is good and the pen i/face easy to use in a live situation, but just not fast enough for what I now need.  Looking around at the moment (and I'm sure this will change today, or next week, or next month, given the speed of technology) the Fujitsu SH771 seems to be the closest to the ideal solution (excl IPS screen).

By the way does anybody know whether the Mutiface PCMCIA card works in/through an Expresscard adapter?  What would be the 'recommended solution' for an 8 channel line level interface to USB 2 or USB 3 connection (which is essentially the Multiface into the PCI card), ADAT in/out would be needed to allow the 8-channel Focusrite to connect.

Sorry, no, that is not possible...

Regards
Daniel Fuchs
RME