When you are dealing with an RF signal, any time that signal has to pass through anything such as an additional connector, some loss will occur. To use the CF wireless card in the side slot, it would have to be placed into a PCMCIA adapter, thus creating something else that the signal has to pass through, creating some loss. I can't, however, imagine that the loss would be that great. Most likely it would be barely noticable, but if your connection is iffy for other reasons, a little loss can make all the difference in the world.
Andy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Henrichsen Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 4:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Braillenote] thoughts regarding wireless with the brailleNote Hi, Jane. I have the ambicon card. I have tried it both with the pcmcia adapter and in the back and I don't notice any difference in signal strength. I wonder why when others say you should notice a greater signal strengh from the back slot. At 6/28/2005, you wrote: >Just some thoughts based on personal experience regarding wireless >cards with the BrailleNote. when possible, be sure and get a >compactflash wireless card. Those go in the back of the unit, and the >signal is *much* stronger than if it's placed in the PCMCIA slot on the side. > >I use my pCMCIA slot for my compactflash card. :) > >Jane >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Beth Hatch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:32 PM >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] New BrailleNote > > > > Hello Mary and all, > > > > There are still a lot of laptops that have the PCMCIA cards > > installed, so the BrailleNote in its many variations isn't behind > > in its technical savvy by having it in my opinion. It's not just > > microdrives, you can also use >the > > pcmcia for accessing a network with a pcmcia network interface card. > > You can also use a pcmcia adapter to use a compaq flash card, and of > > course >you > > could use a wireless card that is pcmcia so that you won't have to > > use the compaq flash for a wireless card if you'd rather not do so. > > > > Just some thoughts, > > > > Beth > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary > > Otten > > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 3:34 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] New BrailleNote > > > > Andy, > > I have to agree with you on the pcm cia slot.I can understand why > > people with older Note family members, who have invested in > > microdrives would >like > > to see that slot retained. But I haven't seen such a slot on any > > laptop >I've > > looked at in the store for the last year or more, including the one > > I >bought > > earlier this year. I wonder if retention of that slot was just one > > of the ways Humanware sought to make the transition/upgrade easier > > for previous customers. I'd certainly rather see a different media > > type, or two sd >slots > > or whatever as opposed to pcm cia. For those who say pcm cia isn't > > scarce, I'd like to hear some examples of pcm cia devices being sold > > right now, other than the micro drive, of course, which I guess is > > still available. I have the idea that pcm cia devices are more > > costly and eat more battery >than > > do sd or flash cards. If that's wrong, please educate me. > > Mary > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > ___ > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.5/32 - Release Date: > > 6/27/2005 > > > > > > >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
