Technique Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Depends whats inside the laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technique Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMHolt57 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Since your onboard is G standard, you would benefit from using an N usb adapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detection Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technique Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryoken Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis Veteran Posted December 30, 2012 Veteran Share Posted December 30, 2012 this page says it is b/g/n http://www.commssource.co.uk/lenovo-thinkpad-l530-24812tg-15-6-led-notebook-intel-core-i5-i5-3210m-2-5ghz.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny62381 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted December 30, 2012 Veteran Share Posted December 30, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technique Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 I was sure that it was bgn, thanks for clearing that up. Thanks for the feedback too - saves me some money that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ_ Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Does the laptop have an ExpressCard slot? If so, it would be worthwhile getting a wireless ExpressCard instead and there would less chance of it getting snapped off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc302 Veteran Posted December 30, 2012 Veteran Share Posted December 30, 2012 According to what I just looked up on your laptop, you have a bgn card built in. There will be no benefit to having a usb n card. http://www.jrlinton.co.uk/computing-c24/laptop-c6/lenovo-thinkpad-l530-156-3g-laptop-intel-core-i5-25ghz-4gb-ram-n2s2tuk-p14206 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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