These modems would often slot into a Mini PCI-e slot in the netbook motherboard. [delokaver] figured out how to use these 3G cards over USB instead. It’s actually a fairly straightforward hack.

Mini PCI is a subset of the PCI interface that uses a significantly smaller card form factor. Supporting only 3.3 volts and 32 bits of the PCI specification, Mini PCI was designed for peripherals ...

There’s also four mini-PCI-E slots along the top ... two HDMI ports, and a Gigabit Ethernet jack. Two seperate 12V connectors are provided allowing for a redundant power supply setup, which ...

With the newcomer, simply called Desktop, the company is presenting its first mini PC ... 2 slots for SSDs (PCI Express 4.0 x4, M-Key) and a third for a WLAN module (E-Key).