Wi-fi N laptop solutions...

Ok, just upgraded my home router and went for a 802.11n router. I was able to find the linksys PCI card that goes in my home desktop (woot! 270mbps connection).

The thing is that xpresscard solutions are somewhat limited...

Can the minipci xpress wireless card in the 5760 be upgraded with a 3rd party solution? Dell has an option (wireless serie 1500 I think), but can this be put in a clevo machine?

For now my only hope is the new USB adapter from Linksys that should come availlable in a month. But I would prefer a more integrated solution.

Ideas, comments, suggestions?

 

I do not see why a third-party WiFi chip would not work, just as long as it is mini PCI-express format, not mini-PCI.

 

whats the point of having such a high connection speed, when your internet connection is far slower anyway? I wish I had dual T1s going into my house, but all I have is cable... never goes much past 8mbps tops.

 

lol, I totally agree with you Weely . I swtiched to N not necessarily for speed, but mostly for signal strenght and coverage. See, all my network components are in the basement. Having a town house with a room in the ceiling, I have a 4 storeys home. So what I had was a G access point in the middle with my wired router in the basement. It worked, but my AP was poorly made I think as I couldn't get a strong signal and connection always dropped.

Now, my N router is in the basement and I can get a pretty good signal all around. But with my laptop signal is still pretty week on the top room (though it never drops. An N card would be better.

I also have a NSLU2 in the basement. This one is slow, but I'll eventually upgrade to a much faster network drive solution.