Inspiron 5150 Wireless question

I believe the 1350 (b/g types) and 1450 (a/b/g types) truemobile will work just fine. However you'll have to open up a panel on the bottom of your laptop to install the card and connect the internal intenna. I bought the 1450. It works fine and has ok range. Another option is to purchase a PCMCIA wireless card that will simply slide into the slot of the same name on the left side of your computer. There's nothing to open and many users have reported better performance from these as opposed to the internal ones.

Alot of users, while setting up their wireless connection, want the software supplied with the card managing it instead of windows.

When you decide, post back and let us know how it went.

Mike.

Does the antenna come with the internal PCI card? A friend of mine suggested i get the Internal card, but im sot of skeptical about the internal ones. I dont know if i need an antenna with the Internal or is already in my machine?

Also, how much better do the external cards work compared to the internal card?

Message Edited by CUBoulder on 09-10-2004 05:53 PM

I'm not entirely sure, mine came factory installed, but i'll venture a guess that since it runs along the inside of the case it will more than likely have one/two antenna leads already there to connect to the card. I couldn't see them using a jumper/connector to connect the card to the internal antenna.

Mike.