Buying a laptop (re Intel Centrino) am i right in thinking that Centrinos have built in wireless capabilities? I already have a wireless card so is there any point in getting a Centrino? I am looking to get one from Dell as need to do it buy now pay 2006 ,
If you already have a wireless card there's prob no point in going centrino - just use the card you have.
Re: Buying a laptop (re Intel Centrino) don't go with dell. their call centre is in calcutta. i rang the other week to sort out getting a laptop on buy now pay later and the guy was totally weird and could hardly understand me. went with mesh instead and got a MUCH faster laptop for £15 cheaper. they also have finance options
Re: Buying a laptop (re Intel Centrino) centrino is the built in wireless capability. It can go at top whack of 11mbps unless you get a good un - wireless cards can be a lot easier to handle as if it matches the make of your router you are 1/2 way there.
Re: Re: Buying a laptop (re Intel Centrino) Most wireless cards now are 802.11g (they run at 56mbps), 802.11b (the old standard) runs at 11mbps. You can pick up wireless adapters in either USB or PCMCIA formation for less than £20 quid now that are 'g' cards. The g ones are backwards compatible with the b standard. As for makes, it doesn't really matter about matching as long as you're using decent kit. I'm using a linksys WAG54G router, with a belkin USB G adapter and an Orinoco PCMCIA card. It all works well without any problems.
