Independent wireless USB stick vs inbuilt wireless


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Is there any advantage to having a wireless USB stick vs just using the in-built wireless'ness of a laptop?

Have a DGND3700 wireless router. Was thinking of a USB adapter specific for this, but does it give the same quality/range as inbuilt wireless connectivity or does it offer an improvement?

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Lenovo Thinkpad L530. Model: 24812TG

i5-3210M(2.50GHz),4GB RAM,500GB 7200rpm HD,15.6in 1600x900 LCD,Intel HD Graphics,CDRW/DVDRW,802.11bg wireless,Bluetooth,1Gb Ethernet,UltraNav,Secure Chip,Fingerprint reader,Camera,6c Li-Ion,Win7 Pro 64

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Yep an N adapter would be better but don't be fooled into buying one of those tiny things, unless your sitting in the same room as the router they are no better than G, worse in-fact I found with mine

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Hmm, i just noticed that part of the quote. I'm almost positive that it was advertised as bgn when i bought it. Not happy if that's the case.

Still, how would you improve the range? Would the only way be to wire in an access point to the router & have this extended to the room or rooms you'll be using the laptop in?

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I find it amazing that there's an i5 laptop sold without Wireless N.. I would do some more checking..

I haven't seen any computer sold without N for years now.

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Wireless is good for random surfing the net and playing around, if you're going to do any downloading and need some throughput get a wire... I wouldn't waste my time worrying over this card or that.

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In most cases, using the built-in adapter is adequate. The only reason I'd use a wireless USB adapter over the built-in one is compatibility reasons. Some old laptops only have adapters that support 802.11g wireless standard. And in order to use it in a purely wireless N network, I would need a wireless N adapter.

The Lenovo Thinkpad L530 has a built-in wireless N adapter so there's no reason for you to use a USB adapter.

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