Hello All,
A couple weeks aga I purchased a Dell Inspiron 1520 notebook. And I tink I ot absolutly everything I wanted expect for the Wireless N Card, I only got G. DO you think I made a major error here or will I be ok for my 2-3 years? We have 802.11 G in my house and it really didn't make sense at the time. Again, what are you're thoughts? And If I did mess up, what can I do?
Thanks Allot,
The Shadow Gamer
EDIT: I am kinda asking, Do you think I need to upgrade?
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I am pretty sure you can change your specs even after ordering. Just call them up and correct it (probably will be a hassle, because you know, it's Dell). The machine itself won't ship for another 2 weeks or so.
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Personally I went for the wireless G, mainly for compatibility with linux and that I do not think that it's a big deal.
I guess it all depends on what you use your network for. If you transfer massive files back and forth on your laptop then you might need it one day. But if you are worried about internet speed then I doubt we will all have internet speeds that are better than G speeds in 2 years.
So I think G will be fine for you, unless you plan on having some heavy network loads in the near future. -
OK, thanks.. I just have one more question, say I try to go onto a Wireless N Router, will it let me?
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You might even be able to upgrade your laptop to N later on down the line.
For Example: Linksys Router on Newegg
You can see in the specs it is fully backward compatible. And also notice quite a few bad review on a few of these N routers, I personally still think it's a little new to dive in and upgrade everything. -
Ok, I think i'll be ok with my standard card then, thanks for your help.I'll improve you're rep
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
G will be around for many years. The only thing is the antennas, 11n uses 3, where 11g only 1 or 2. If you get 11n now your NB will be wired for all 3 antennas. If not it will be a limited upgrade, missing some of the mimo features for higher speed.
Did I Screw Up Guys??
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by The_Shadow_Gamer, Jul 9, 2007.