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> hi i have toshiba A100 laptop...can anyone advise me on getting a
> wireless card.....where can i get one? are they different for different
> makes of laptop.....any warnings?
>
>
> thanks johnny
>

> johnnystarrysky wrote in message
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>> hi i have toshiba A100 laptop...can anyone advise me on getting a
>> wireless card.....where can i get one? are they different for different
>> makes of laptop.....any warnings?
>>
>>
>> thanks johnny
>>
>
> Don;t know the A100 but if it has a 32-bit PCMCIA slot then pretty much
> any card will do, subject to there being drivers for whatever O/S youre
> running. Alternatively USB based cards are available but make sure you
> have USB 2.0 ports as 1.1 ports are slow and you wont get good
> performance.
>
> I use a Netgear card but I believe theyre all pretty much the same.
> Someone might suggest makes that are slightly better/worse than others.
>
> Alternatively, do you have a mini-PCI slot? Youll find it hidden under a
> panel under the machine if you do. If you do, and there are two thin
> wires ending in small brass plugs close by, then your PC is outfitted for
> a mini-PCI wireless card. These are about Ł15.00 on eBay (the Intel ones
> seem OK). They slot into the mini-PCI slot and the cables are the antenna
> leads which push fit onto two sockets on these cards.
>
> Paul DS.
>

> Im not a fan of the USB ones. I prefer to leave the PC card ones where
> you can leave the card in place when putting it in a bag. I purchased one
> of the Tesco ones for one of my Laptops ( A Dell), I think I paid
> something like Ł19.99, its actually a Belkin card and it works fine.

> ...snip...
>> Im not a fan of the USB ones. I prefer to leave the PC card ones where
>> you can leave the card in place when putting it in a bag. I purchased one
>> of the Tesco ones for one of my Laptops ( A Dell), I think I paid
>> something like Ł19.99, its actually a Belkin card and it works fine.
>
> Hows the coverage? My Netgear juts out a little so the antena is not
> shielded by the PC case. If you Belkin is totally enclosed, I would have
> expected the range to be poor.
>
> Paul DS
>

>
> Paul D.Smith wrote in message
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>> ...snip...
>>> Im not a fan of the USB ones. I prefer to leave the PC card ones where
>>> you can leave the card in place when putting it in a bag. I purchased
>>> one of the Tesco ones for one of my Laptops ( A Dell), I think I paid
>>> something like Ł19.99, its actually a Belkin card and it works fine.
>>
>> Hows the coverage? My Netgear juts out a little so the antena is not
>> shielded by the PC case. If you Belkin is totally enclosed, I would have
>> expected the range to be poor.
>>
>> Paul DS
>>
>
> No the aerial sticks out about 1/2 an inch or so. It works fine. Worls
> well in public places as well using wifi hot spots.

> Billy No Mates wrote in message
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>>
>> Paul D.Smith wrote in message
>> news:45810ee9$0$311$4d4eb98e@read.news.uk.uu.net...
>>> ...snip...
>>>> Im not a fan of the USB ones. I prefer to leave the PC card ones where
>>>> you can leave the card in place when putting it in a bag. I purchased
>>>> one of the Tesco ones for one of my Laptops ( A Dell), I think I paid
>>>> something like Ł19.99, its actually a Belkin card and it works fine.
>>>
>>> Hows the coverage? My Netgear juts out a little so the antena is not
>>> shielded by the PC case. If you Belkin is totally enclosed, I would
>>> have expected the range to be poor.
>>>
>>> Paul DS
>>>
>>
>> No the aerial sticks out about 1/2 an inch or so. It works fine. Worls
>> well in public places as well using wifi hot spots.
>
> Ah, just like mine then. My laptop case has less wiggle room so I pop
> my wi-fi card out before packing to avoid possibly damaging the antenna if
> the case gets knocked.
>
> Paul DS.
>
>