| Port Type
| Photo
| Purpose
|
| USB
| 
| universal
|
| FireWire
| 
| universal
|
| Ethernet/LAN
| 
| local area networks, broadband modems
|
| Modem
| 
| modem to phone line connection
|
| PCMCIA/CardBus
| 
| universal (ethernet cards, hard disks, wireless lan cards)
|
| IrDA
| 
| universal (wireless connection with cellular phones, PDAs)
|
| VGA
| 
| external monitor connection
|
| PS/2
| 
| mouse and keyboard connector
|
| Serial RS232
| 
| universal (mouse, modems, programmable logic controllers)
|
| Parallel
| 
| universal (printers, scanners)
|
| TV-Out/S-Video
| 
| to connect TV set as external screen
|
