What's a good Express card for a Macbook Pro?

I'm trying to make my Macbook Pro better for recording by trying to add another Firewire bus so I can use a Firewire interface and record to an external (Firewire 400) drive simultaneously. I can't seem to figure out what the card even is (I haven't actually received it yet, so I'm not a total *******), Apple refers to it as an Express Card/34, but what is that? Is anyone using something that they can refer to me?

Apple refers to it as an Express Card/34, but what is that?
It's an Expresscard slot, type 34.
Seriously - if you want an Expresscard firewire interface, just look for an Expresscard 34 Firewire interface.
Don't choose an Expresscard 54, as it won't fit (it's almost double the width of a 34 slot). (The numbers refer to the sizes of the card - 34mm or 54mm)
If it doesn't say Expresscard, and instead it says things like Cardbus, PCMCIA or any other format, don't buy it, it won't work.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExpressCard
http://www.expresscard.org
I have a dual eSata card in my MBP Expresscard slot - works great.

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