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Article #125Re: What's this wireless stuff? [Was: Which cheap laptop do I need: Dell, Compaq, ...?]
From: Alan Gauton
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:06
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:06
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In article <4fssmvF1ji1iuU1@individual.net>, ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com says... > G'day Rod and other, thanks for your replies to my original request. > Now following up seeking more info on "wireless", please: > > >I also insist on built in wireless, essentially because the antennas in the > >lid work a hell of a lot better than addon wireless, not directional at all > > etc. > > I don't think the Dell has that feature. The blurb says something > like this, talking about built-in wireless support: > Internal 802.11b/g or a/b/g that allows quick connection > to an Internet wireless hot spot ... Then goes on to give > pricing options for those two types of Mini-PCI cards. > That suggests to me that one needs to buy a card to use wireless and, > I presume, the card would come with some sort of external antenna? No, as mentioned elsewhere in the thread, the card allow different specs, but the laptop already has the antenna built in. It's the wireless card that changes. -- AG Remove removes from address to remove anti-spam measures. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Gauton E-Mail agauton @ postmaster.co.uk Never for me the lowered banner, never the last endeavour! (Damon Hill - 16th June 1999)
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