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    Component questions for 710m

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by glennchung, Mar 31, 2006.

  1. glennchung

    glennchung Notebook Guru

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    Hi everyone

    I am planning to get a new 710m, a few questions here:

    1. Which wireless option is the best in terms of stability and strong signal? I don't have a wireless route yet, so I can buy whichever one to fit this laptop.

    2. Which specific brand and model of RAM should I choose when upgrading? If you can include link, that would be great!

    3. What kind of warranty do you recommend for a new 710m?

    Thanks!

    Glenn
     
    glennchung, Mar 31, 2006
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  2. USAFdude02

    USAFdude02 NBR Reviewer & Deity NBR Reviewer

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    1) If you don't have much experience with wireless, Netgear is a good brand. Make sure if supports the wireless you have on your laptop, it should be b/g. Just make sure the router supports b or g.

    2) Well Dell uses Samsung brand ram. I used Transcend which is Samsung. Corsair, Crucial and Kingston are all good brands. Go to www.newegg.com and check them out. :)

    3) Depends, I just stuck with the normal warranty just because I don't need it. So I would at least go for a 2-3 year.

    Just my $.02. :)
     
    USAFdude02, Mar 31, 2006
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  3. ovejon

    ovejon Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a netgear router (MR814v2) and its given me some hard times. I would recommend the Linksys wrt54g if and only if you can get a v1-v4 so that you can flash it with a 3rd party firmware. You should avoid v5 of it at all cost as it is not compatible with most open source firmware.
     
    ovejon, Apr 1, 2006
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