The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Wireless Printing: 802.11b or 802.11g !!!!

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by DV2000T, Sep 3, 2006.

  1. DV2000T

    DV2000T Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    3
    Messages:
    142
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I'm buying a wireless HP printer (HP460wf) but I noticed that it comes with a 802.11b wireless card instead of a 802.11g. HP gives you the option to buy the printer and the wireless card separated in which case you can get an 802.11g wireless card. Of course, if you go with the later option, you end up paying an extra 30 bucks.
    Is getting the 802.11g card instead of the 802.11b worth the extra 30 bucks? will i notice a difference in speed when printing?
    Thanks for your help.
     
    DV2000T, Sep 3, 2006
    #1
  2. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

    Reputations:
    836
    Messages:
    3,682
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    I really doubt it. If it was really a huge deal, wireless printing would've adopted 802.11g a long time ago.
     
    kegobeer, Sep 3, 2006
    #2
  3. Fred from NYC

    Fred from NYC Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    64
    Messages:
    501
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    30
    802.11b is fast enough for printing.
     
    Fred from NYC, Sep 5, 2006
    #3