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Quick Laptop connection question

  • 06-08-2008 12:35pm
    #1
    YOKO120
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi,

    I have quite an old Lap-Top a Toshiba A40 its big and clunky but it does the job- however to connect it to internet I have to use a physical lead. Do people know if older lap tops are compatible with wireless technology, is there a way of getting a device just to fit in with the lap top- and would that make it compatible with hot spots etc?

    Or do people think it better just to get a new lap top with built in wireless technology? What kind of money are we talking here.

    BTW – my flatmate got internet connection with NTL for the house a few months ago- I did not need it so I was not involved. But could I make my lap top compatible with his set up. Of course I would pay my share of the bills etc?


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  • #2
    charlesD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭charlesD


    What operating system are you using? As long as you are using Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Linux, Mac, you should be okay, but if you are using an earilier version of Windows, you will have to be a little more picky in what type of hardware you buy.

    With laptops you have a couple of options. You can purchase a USB wireless adapter or a wireless card.

    The wireless notebook card is a flat card that plugs into the side of your laptop. Most laptops have a slot on them, which looks like a small rectangle. This is what the card would look like.

    The USB wireless adapter plugs directly into your usb slot of your computer.

    I prefer the notebook card for several reasons, but the main one is that the USB wireless adapter will stick out of your laptop a few inches and if they catch on something, you can easily damage the laptop or the adabter.

    The wireless notebook cards do not generally stick out as far and are solidly in the notebook. They also tend to pick up the signal better and are more reliable.


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