A Note on Devices Such as The USB Serial Card
One of the simplest USB devices that are found these days is the USB serial cable yet the purpose it serves as allowing its users access to anywhere between 2 to 16 serial ports. Of course, the reason why this device even came into existence is due to the lack of a number of serial ports (for reasons unknown) on any computer these days.
So, in getting yourself one of these devices you have more computing options in terms of communication devices which might not be such a requirement for normal PC users but might be vital for people who use a PC for more than just chatting, checking their mails and surfing the net.
Another device which is similar in function is the serial card where you can get at least one to four serial ports. However, there are other devices that use this technology in order to get parallel ports as well and which will allow you to get at least two parallel ports.
So you can see that solutions are available just in case you find yourself need an extra port or two; but there’s more as there are other devices such as video splitters, docking stations and the like that will help you sort conventional deficiencies that your PC might have for a particular task.
No matter whether you need a PCI serial card or a splitter or anything other technology solution, you should be able to find these products rather easily and at costs that are feasible.