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Ich fahre ein Kdf ein Tag - September 14th, 2006 at 11:41 AM

Does anyone know if the cards adapt to all Notebooks with the wireless card slots... Have a Compaq Presario Notebook (roughly 3.5 years old) it has the slot for a wireless card or what appears to be, but wondering if todays technology wont suit machine? any ideas?

Cheers,
H

Scarlet - September 14th, 2006 at 01:59 PM

The PCMCIA card slots are a standard that has been around for a while...you should not have any trouble fitting a card for wireless.....is it for broadband wireless or just a networking wireless card?....... I personally don't like the broadband wireless, signal can be patchy, and the plans are still too pricey.... they can also generate a bit of heat and suck your battery pretty quick too..... but if you need access on the road it can justify....

amazeer - September 14th, 2006 at 03:31 PM

Dont get a 3G vodafone card. Released too quickly to keep up with market. About 6 different software versions in 2 months to try and make them reliable. They work when they work... but configuring is a pain.

whatnow - September 14th, 2006 at 11:45 PM

completely off topic but Ich fahre ein Kdf ein Tag, does your name mean "i ride a kdf a day" literal translation?
my german was never very good, almost entirely spoken + it has been a long time since i used it.

as for you mood???

edit means "can't give a rat's"?

just wondering.

henry.

[ Edited on 14-9-2006 by whatnow ]

bajachris88 - September 15th, 2006 at 08:44 AM

you can get wireless network cards that just slot into USB too!

Sell em at work ;)

Ich fahre ein Kdf ein Tag - September 15th, 2006 at 11:14 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by whatnow
completely off topic but Ich fahre ein Kdf ein Tag, does your name mean "i ride a kdf a day" literal translation?
my german was never very good, almost entirely spoken + it has been a long time since i used it.

as for you mood???

edit means "can't give a rat's"?

just wondering.

henry.

[ Edited on 14-9-2006 by whatnow ]


Good deciphering...but i wouldnt ride a KDF that might hurt...fahre also translates to mean drive.

Ich fahre ein Kdf ein Tag - September 15th, 2006 at 11:15 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by bajachris88
you can get wireless network cards that just slot into USB too!

Sell em at work ;)


Chris, cost wise and what you get? What is better? USB or other?

Scarlet - September 15th, 2006 at 02:38 PM

I think what chris is talking about is a USB Wi-fi network adapter ... you can get a desktop setup, that plugs into your USB drive, for wireless broadband, which is usually cheaper than the cards, but it needs a power supply and is not therefore 'wireless' .........what do you need, a home network or wireless broadband? .....


[ Edited on 15-9-2006 by Scarlet ]

bajachris88 - September 15th, 2006 at 06:57 PM

performance wise, the usb tends to be equivalent. cost wise, well at work, its slightly more expensive.

If u got a slot, the cards that u shove in tend to work fine, and have just as good ability. they are cheaper, from memory.

USB... with that, ur gonna have a stick pocking out, while the slot, well, it sticks out a bit too, but bit harder to loose/knock off.

Both seem to be equivalent in performance, but the usb from memory is expensive.

Best if i check the database at work. tell u wat, i got a full day tomorrow, will check it out for ya, print all the data/info, and post it up for ya. Will get exact details. was just thinking, transmission speed might differ between the 2, so will have a look