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    s170 wireless question

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by pgkool, Aug 13, 2004.

  1. pgkool

    pgkool Notebook Enthusiast

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    does anyone know if the built in wireless withthe s170 notebooks is 108mb turbo mode compatible?
     
    pgkool, Aug 13, 2004
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    Most integrated WiFi cards have a max speed of 54Mbps. They'll work on a 108MB Turbo network, but won't transfer at that speed. I think what this technology does is it utilizes multiple frequencies in the 2.4Ghz bandwidth to send/receive data. This will jam up/cause interference with other things in the house and vice versa.

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    Venombite, Aug 13, 2004
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    ok thx, can anyone verify this exactly on the s170?
     
    pgkool, Aug 13, 2004
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    It most likely uses some variant of the Intel Pro 2200 mini-pci card. I don't know of any laptops that have built-in cards that support the 108 turbo speed, mostly because those are not standard protocols and are usually proprietary to a particular company.

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    magic168, Aug 13, 2004
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  5. pgkool

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    ok thx, thinking again is probably "centrino" so ****ty wireless card. Actully my friend just bought a stock toshiba from price club wit 108 g built in but o well. Thx
     
    pgkool, Aug 14, 2004
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    You want to read the specs before you buy something.

    The A117 (A170 in the US) is 802.11g compliant (54Mbps), as are all A series Machines.


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    vaioboy, Aug 14, 2004
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    pgkool Notebook Enthusiast

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    well the specs dont say weather it is 108 or 54 and also sometimes there specs are wrong. But thx, any other input on the S170 would be appreciated.
     
    pgkool, Aug 14, 2004
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    One thing about Wireless speed.
    If your laptosp covered Centrino, they must have all of three components - Pentium M, 852/855 Mobile Chipset and Intel WLAN 2100 or 2200BG and based on Intel WLAN specs, they do not support 108Mbps in turbo mode.

    Anh Nguyen.

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    ngvuanh, Aug 17, 2004
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  9. pgkool

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    hey thx alot ngvanh, tats wat i was thinking...did u see my post i acdientl made a topic..haha.
     
    pgkool, Aug 19, 2004
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