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    No Gigabit Ethernet on E1705!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by AbN610, Jun 7, 2006.

  1. AbN610

    AbN610 Notebook Evangelist

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    OMG I can't believe the E1705 doesn't have Gigabit Ethernet. Dell went all out with the laptop, but didn't put in gigabit ethernet?! This is ridiculous. I was all set on buying this, and now I may have to reconsider because of this. I am outraged!

    If I decide to still purchase this, will I have problems with the internet connection in college? Will I be getting slower internet speeds because I won't have gigabit ethernet?
     
    AbN610, Jun 7, 2006
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    nickspohn Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Dell went all out on the E1705?
     
    nickspohn, Jun 7, 2006
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  3. drumfu

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    good idea.

    time to look elsewhere.
     
    drumfu, Jun 7, 2006
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  4. AbN610

    AbN610 Notebook Evangelist

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    When I said all out, I meant that they put in that great graphics card, but didn't put in gigabit ethernet.

    Do you guys think I should reconsider this notebook just because it doesn't have gigabit ethernet?

    As I said in my post above, will I have problems with slow internet speeds in college without gigabit ethernet?
     
    AbN610, Jun 7, 2006
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  5. Unreal

    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    No? Your college may have up to 30mbps download speeds (maybe less, i've seen a few universities with these speeds) and gigabit ethernet runs up to 1000mbps. Normal ethernet is up to 100mbps so you won't notice a speed difference AT ALL.
     
    Unreal, Jun 7, 2006
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    I think you will only notice a difference transfering files over a LAN. I doubt there will be a difference in gaming or surfing the web.
     
    bbingman, Jun 7, 2006
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  7. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Unless the switch supports gigabit and all computers on the network support gigabit, you will never see any increase in speed.
     
    kegobeer, Jun 7, 2006
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  8. gclg2000

    gclg2000 Notebook Guru

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    uh welcome to computers.....
     
    gclg2000, Jun 7, 2006
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  9. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    you make two threads, i close one
     
    drumfu, Jun 7, 2006
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