The National Enquirer reports at 10:46 PM -0700 9/6/04, Kathryn Odell wrote:
>I am the proud owner of a PowerBook laptop--15"! I'm really enjoying >it! My question---I'm currently using a NetGear 11.b wireless router, >but I would like to upgrade to g for the speed. Has anyone done this? I >noticed that you can get a NetGear for about $29. Has anyone tried it? > >Thanks for your comments, >kate I don't know how long you've been on the list, Kate, or how much attention you've paid to recent posts, but I'll reiterate something this has been said here often. Unless you are planning on transferring numerous files of very large size ** (i.e. Gigabytes) from one computer one your network to another computer on your network**, you really won't benefit from upgrading to the 802.11g hardware. You absolutely won't see any speed increase on your Internet connection despite having any form of broadband. Its not even utilizing the full transfer-rate of your 802.11b hardware. Now if you were to say that you like color of the 11g model better, or that its shape fits your decor better...well, hey, I'm married. (*_*) But just to change for the speed, that comes down to logic, not taste. On the other hand $29 is not much. So whatever makes you happy. I'm just trying to help your expectations meet your reality. HTH, Bob -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
