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the_hobbit   07-14-2005 at 12:41:18 PM

I have a Dell Inspron 8200 laptop and I am thinking of upgrading for wireless but I am not sure if I should get a Mini PCI wireless Card put in side or get a wireless card for my PCI card slot on the side? What would give me better performance? What would give me the best speed? What would give me the best quality?

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kwebb   07-14-2005 at 02:34:20 PM
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Really depends on the card and the implementation of the internal antenna cables. There isn't a one is better than the other scenario. I'd recommend the internal merely because it's more convenient and asthetically pleasing. Its a PC Cardbus or PCMCIA slot on the side by the way.

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blah   07-14-2005 at 11:36:08 PM
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Speed wise they are all mostly the same these days, range wise I found Hawking HG and DLink to be the farthest, USB or PCI do not matter for speed (as long as it is a USB2 type), convenience wise Cisco Aironet a/b/g is the best, because it has one of the best ranges and at the same time is a slimmest one out there so I can use my USB2/Firewire card on the top of it. Quality.. you can not beat Cisco, but it is at least twice as much in price, so I prefer DLink after it, I had 650G one for almost 3 years, laptop was falling on it a couple of times, and it is still working (I like this card's utility the most by the way).

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the_hobbit   07-15-2005 at 05:00:05 AM
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hhmm ok it's just real my chose then since the are both about the same

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