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Title: wifi card that will work with an old laptop?
Post by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on May 13, 2010, 01:27:24 PM

I have one of these.

http://www.toshiba-europe.com/bv/computers/products/notebooks/portege3480/product.htm

Old I know.  Anyone know a USB wifi adapter that might work for it?  The USB on it is USB 1.  Other than that it has PMCIA card slots.  I would like to be able to check email while I'm in Chicago next week,  Thanks for any recommendations.

Maybe I'd be better off hitting up Fry's and giving them my laptop specs?

EDIT:  The OS is XP

Title: Re: wifi card that will work with an old laptop?
Post by: fleish on May 13, 2010, 05:51:12 PM

A PCMCIA 802.11x card should do the trick. If I knew where my old ones were I'd offer them up to you. Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Micradigital-F5D7010-802-11g-Wireless-CardBus/dp/B000H1QYRK (http://www.amazon.com/Micradigital-F5D7010-802-11g-Wireless-CardBus/dp/B000H1QYRK) ... or this http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WPC54GS-Wireless-G-Notebook-SpeedBooster/dp/B0001D3JXG/ref=pd_cp_e_1 (http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WPC54GS-Wireless-G-Notebook-SpeedBooster/dp/B0001D3JXG/ref=pd_cp_e_1) which coincidentally is the actual model of my old ones.

Title: Re: wifi card that will work with an old laptop?
Post by: H₂O on May 14, 2010, 11:03:18 AM

It does support CardBus on the PCMCIA so you have alot of options




Something like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/Linksys-WPC55AG-Dual-Band-Wireless-Card-A-G-Cardbus-NIB-/110530828139


or
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dlink-DWL-G650-EXtreme-G-802-11g-wireless-cardbus-PCMCI-/280467536630


You could also get a CardBus USB 2.0 card can go that route as well

Title: Re: wifi card that will work with an old laptop?
Post by: Teen Wolf Blitzer on May 14, 2010, 08:02:59 PM

Picked up a PCMCIA card today at Fry's.  Works great!  Sweet!

Title: Re: wifi card that will work with an old laptop?
Post by: Chilly Brioschi on August 07, 2010, 10:19:40 AM

3Com PCMCIA cards have been rock-solid

I have several... make me an offer    ;D