btlook1

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Ok, Heres a couple of questions for you computer gurus. I'm thinking of buying a laptop, it will be used for surfing the net, basically just killing time, possibly for watching dvds when traveling. Im wanting to spend around 1000 or so. I want a new or pretty new one. I want ethernet card for home use but also want wireless capability. What's the difference between the wireless a/b/g? I don't get it and I'm to lazy to go find out myself. I have a router at home now and don't want to buy wireless cards for both my other computers is there a way i can go wireless on just this one and leave the other computers wired.??? Anyway all comments and suggestions appreciated. Thank you!

jacktheripper

Difference between the a/b/g wirless:

b runs at [Wireless-B (802.11b)} at 11Mbps; this is the most common. The newest, almost five times faster, Wireless-G (draft 802.11g) runs at 54Mbps; starting to become the noram. Wireless-A (802.11a) uses the 5GHz band and runs at 54Mbps.

Your best bet is to get a card that supports a/b/g.

Your router at home needs to be a wired/wireless router so you can keep your desktop wired and your laptop wirless. I would get a a/b/g router.

Dell and IBM are pretty good laptops; different models for differetn budgets.

btlook1

Thanks Jack the ripper. However the a/b/g models are all compatible, just run at different speeds?? Reason I'm asking is I don't want to get one that won't work some places but doesnt other. Thank you very much your answers helped me some....thanks again.