The name says it all. A Type III PC Card takes up two PC Card slots, meaning that I have to take the modem out of my Compaq Armada before I can insert the Kingston Datapak, but that's the only inconvenience. Installation was trivial. Insert the drive while the machine is on and running Windows 98. Seconds later, the software has been installed, and you have a 1-Gbyte drive.
File transfers are at hard disk speeds.
You can use this as just another drive or as a backup device. Now I have automatic backups. About the only disadvantage to this scheme is power use, and actually this doesn't use much power. It's cute, it comes with a padded case, and if you need one this is a good one. Another thing I will be taking with me to Japan this trip is the Road Warrior kit , as well as the Konexx equivalent package.