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Posted on: 14-12-04 09:43:58
Best Buy store have new credit card. If you purchase the things on that credit card you get extended warrenty free. The period depends on the item you purchase but it will more then manufactures warrenty. I don't have that card yet but I heard from my friend.
Hi Chandresh --
Congrats on a new laptop !
Hope you enjoy it for several years to come 
Quote:Go for Linksys all the way.
Orginally posted by chandresh
Now to the second part. I need to buy a wireless router and a wireless card for my desktop. Which Sasta/Sundar/Tikau do you suggest and where can I get a deal on it?
It is slightly more expensive than D-Link and others, but it is really more reliable.
Also, I think a while back D-Link routers had issues with their firmware.
Linksys ones are more secure that way - and security is the number 1 reason why people buy a router.
Make sure you get the one that has NAT included.
Without NAT capability, you won't get the security - you will just get a hub with a DHCP built in.
The ones without NAT are cheaper than the ones with NAT, but go for the NAT one.
Quote:Do you have a regular corded router?
And last one (for the time being)- till the time I get a wireless router, I wish to connect my new Compaq laptop to the corded internet. Will it be simple as plugging in and it will recognise the internet by itself, or do I have to set it up as was originally done by Sympatico guy four years ago in my earlier laptop?
If not, then you will have to install the DSL modem drivers on the laptop and then connect through that.
You would have got a CD from Sympatico - install the modem using that and it will also create the connection for you.
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Orginally posted by pratickm
Hi Chandresh --
Congrats on a new laptop !
Hope you enjoy it for several years to come
Quote:Do you have a regular corded router?
And last one (for the time being)- till the time I get a wireless router, I wish to connect my new Compaq laptop to the corded internet. Will it be simple as plugging in and it will recognise the internet by itself, or do I have to set it up as was originally done by Sympatico guy four years ago in my earlier laptop?
If not, then you will have to install the DSL modem drivers on the laptop and then connect through that.
You would have got a CD from Sympatico - install the modem using that and it will also create the connection for you.
Thanks for the quick advice all of you guys. Now I am getting the real benefits of CD membership!!!!
Yes, I do have normal corded router which I have been using for three over years and have presently connected a laptop and a desk top with it. However, since I have moved from an apartment to a house recently, I am finding it difficult to use that by spreading the wires on the floors from one room to another and therefore want to go in for a wireless router.
By the way, I also need to buy a wireless card for my DESKTOP - which ones do you advice? Aprroximate cost? Is a USB wireless card good enough or should I go for one which has to be installed inside to get better performance?
Chandresh
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Chandresh
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Orginally posted by chandresh
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Orginally posted by pratickm
Hi Chandresh --
Congrats on a new laptop !
Hope you enjoy it for several years to come
Quote:Do you have a regular corded router?
And last one (for the time being)- till the time I get a wireless router, I wish to connect my new Compaq laptop to the corded internet. Will it be simple as plugging in and it will recognise the internet by itself, or do I have to set it up as was originally done by Sympatico guy four years ago in my earlier laptop?
If not, then you will have to install the DSL modem drivers on the laptop and then connect through that.
You would have got a CD from Sympatico - install the modem using that and it will also create the connection for you.
Thanks for the quick advice all of you guys. Now I am getting the real benefits of CD membership!!!!
Yes, I do have normal corded router which I have been using for three over years and have presently connected a laptop and a desk top with it. However, since I have moved from an apartment to a house recently, I am finding it difficult to use that by spreading the wires on the floors from one room to another and therefore want to go in for a wireless router.
By the way, I also need to buy a wireless card for my DESKTOP - which ones do you advice? Aprroximate cost? Is a USB wireless card good enough or should I go for one which has to be installed inside to get better performance?
Chandresh
For laptops you should go for PCMCIA wireless card or USB card.. Usually its good to keep the USB port free for other stuff like memory key or external mouse.. or external hard drives..
For desktop also USB is good because you have the freedom to put it on the table or to a place where you get good reception.. The one which is installed inside may not get signals correctly ig you place it in a closed area..
Approximate cost depends on where you buy it from..
at http://www.tigerdirect.ca" rel="nofollow">LINK --or-- http://www.factorydirect.ca" rel="nofollow">LINK its about $40 for the wireless card.. you can also find a router/card combo for a price of about $100.
Go for g..
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Quote:For the laptop, I will suggest a PCMCIA card.
Orginally posted by chandresh
By the way, I also need to buy a wireless card for my DESKTOP - which ones do you advice? Aprroximate cost? Is a USB wireless card good enough or should I go for one which has to be installed inside to get better performance?Chandresh
Those are very portable and work well for laptops.
For the PC, you can do a USB card, assuming you have enough USB ports available.
Older PCs had only 1 USB port, which was usually USB 1.0 - depends on how old your PC is.
If your PC has a USB 2.0 compatible port, then you can go for a USB card.
If you are running out of USB ports on the PC, you can purchase a USB hub, which will allow you to connect several USB devices at one time.
Also, if you are switching from a regular wired router to a wireless one, I will suggest look into security more because wireless routers are less secure than wired ones, unless you change some settings.
With a wireless router, your neighbours (or anyone passing by your house) can catch your wireless signal and connect to your network.
Most people who have wireless routers end up installing a Firewall (like ZoneAlarm) t prevent this type of problems.
ZoneAlarm is free and a very good firewall to have.
If you have young kids, it can also function as a "cyber nanny" by restricting or denying access to certain websites, instant messengers, etc.
So you can have two layers of protection "coming-in" and two layers "going out".
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"Mah deah, there is much more money to be made in the destruction of civilization than in building it up."
-- Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind"
What price should be good for such a machine ? Asking price is 445 + Tax.
Notebook Compaq ARMADA E500 P3-450MHz 256Mb 12Gb 14.1"
Intel Pentium III Mobile 450MHz (Intel Speed Step Technology | Low Voltage)
256Mb Ram
12Gb Hard Drive
14.1" TFT XGA 1024x768pixels
High Capacity Li-Ion Battery 4.8AHr (Tested and working)
Windows 2000 Professional
VGA Connector
Internal Floppy Drive 3.5" 1.44Mb
Internal 10/100 Network Card
Internal CD-Rom 24x
Parallel Port
TV-Out
USB Port
Synaptics Touch Pad Mouse
2 PCMCIA Slots
Internal 56K Fax Modem
Audio / Microphone connectors
Original Compaq Power Adapter
Is it worth....?
It is not a bad price, I think.
But it depends on what you want to use it for, because the two big limitations are the RAM and the hard drive.
256 MB RAM is really useless now-a-days.
At the very least, you should have 512 - 1 Gig is ideal.
Also, not much can be stored in 12GB now-a-days.
You should ideally have 25GB and above.
But then, if all you want to use it for is some basic document processing, personal accounts, email, etc. then it doesn't matter that much.
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"Mah deah, there is much more money to be made in the destruction of civilization than in building it up."
-- Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind"
