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    Ordering an XPS, router and wireless card question

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by leavenfish, Aug 7, 2011.

  1. leavenfish

    leavenfish Notebook Geek

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    Quick questions:

    I am about to get an XPS 17 - the specs are below (may drop the Blu-Ray 'write' option).

    I currently have a Belkin 2.4ghz 802.11g router and use a DSL for two household laptops.

    1: The card will work with the existing wireless router?
    2. The the girlfriend who uses a card in her existing HP - we can both access the Belkin router even though our cards are different? one 'G' and one 'N'?

    3. I am vaguely aware of the difference between the N-1030 and the Advanced N - 6230 but do not want to get one that will not work with the router....though I assume either will, perhaps just at a slower speed.

    Catalog Number: 29 DNDOKQ1 Module Description Product Code & SKU
    XPS 17 XPS 17
    Operating System Genuine Windows® Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
    Processor 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz
    Memory 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
    Keyboard Backlit Keyboard - English
    LCD 17.3" FHD (1080p) with 2.0MP HD Webcam
    Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M 3GB graphics with Optimus and TV Tuner
    Hard Drive 1.0TB 500GB 7.2k HDD x 2
    Color Elemental Silver Aluminum
    Integrated Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
    Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
    CD ROM/DVD ROM Tray Load Blu-ray® Triple Writer (reads and writes CDs, DVDs, BDs)
    Sound JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3 + Creative SoundBlaster X-FI MB 1.2
    Wireless Plus Bluetooth Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 and Bluetooth 3.0
    Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook
    Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Days Trial
    Battery 90 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    Hardware Support Services 1 Year In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis
    Data Safe DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
    Mobile Broadband No Mobile Broad Band Selected
    Recovery Tools Recovery DVD for Windows® 7 Home Premium OS, 64bit, English
     
    leavenfish, Aug 7, 2011
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  2. hermitmaster

    hermitmaster Notebook Consultant

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    Either will work, they will just run at wireless-g speeds. Yes, you can share the router, as you'll both be using G.
     
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  3. leavenfish

    leavenfish Notebook Geek

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    Thanks hermitmaster, that's what I was thinking.
     
    leavenfish, Aug 7, 2011
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    hermitmaster is right on, either will work just not at N speeds. Now if you get a dual-band N router in the future, you will benefit from the extra antenna of the 6230 (and can run on 5GHz instead of 2.4), but on G-networking there is no difference.
     
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    morfmedia Notebook Geek

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    I'd go for the 6230 if you want bluetooth else get the 6300 if possible just to make it more future proof.
     
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  6. leavenfish

    leavenfish Notebook Geek

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    The 6300 is not an offered option. I got the 6230. Thanks all!
     
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    I have the 6230 in my L502x and I can say that it does not work with Netgear WNDR3700 on the 2.4 OR 5GHz ranges. It does however work with all of the Linksys routers we have (WRT120N, WRT310N).

    Good luck with the belkin router :)
     
    loaded12, Aug 9, 2011
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