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    802.11n

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by jauburn, Mar 27, 2006.

  1. jauburn

    jauburn Notebook Enthusiast

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    The new 802.11n products are going to render obsolete all the "g" products currently installed in our notebooks -- it's that much faster.

    So can these "g" internal cards be upgraded?
     
    jauburn, Mar 27, 2006
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    nickspohn Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    It will still work with your g card if the router is compatible with n/a/g...im not sure as of now

    But if not, you need to get a new N card...i doubt it because they will have it compatible, you just wont see those speeds of N with a G card
     
    nickspohn, Mar 27, 2006
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    lmychajluk Notebook Evangelist

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    N will make g obsolete in the same way that 802.11b became obsolete when g came out. You can also upgrade your g card to n in the same way everyone upgraded thier b cards to g.

    Oh, wait...neither of those actually happened....
     
    lmychajluk, Mar 27, 2006
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  4. jauburn

    jauburn Notebook Enthusiast

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    My question is can the *internal* wireless function of "g" computers be upgraded to "n"
     
    jauburn, Mar 30, 2006
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  5. nickspohn

    nickspohn Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    Yes, you need to get a new internal wireless card though
     
    nickspohn, Mar 30, 2006
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    i'm not sure i understand the question. just like you would replace your "b" card with a "g" card to upgrade to "g", you'll do the same and replace your "g" card with an "n" if you so desire.

    it's all moot anyway unless you're xfering a ton of data across a LAN since the bottleneck for internect connectivity is your dsl/cable/dialup speed which is way less then even "b" speed.
     
    drumfu, Mar 30, 2006
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    ccbr01 Matlab powerhouse! NBR Reviewer

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    Now wireless gaming, that would love n technology.
     
    ccbr01, Mar 30, 2006
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    lacv75 Notebook Geek

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    I agree...funny how we die for a faster router or card (54Mbps or more) when most of our connection speeds barely pass the 1.5 Mbps benchmark (at least in Colorado)... :p
     
    lacv75, Mar 30, 2006
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