no, go for built-in bluetooth and then get a bluetooth mouse. Much better. No dongles to have to keep up with. Plus, you're going to want to use bluetooth to interface with your phone and your headset, etc.
On 8/4/06, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Car charger is nice to have, but not a must. A good usb wireless mouse, I > hate touch pads. > > As far as wireless routers go, you want to buy that can do wpa-psk > encryption as wep has been cracked for a long time. Best bet is to get one > that will do NAT and has a decent firewall built in that you can use to > limit access, and set up servers and stuff. Also try and get one that will > limit by MAC address, to limit who can connect to it. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 7:01 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: wireless router & laptop recommendations > > > > > > Finally getting a laptop, and need some recommendations. > > > > 1) I am planning on getting a Dell (I've always had good things to say > > about my desktops, work and home), anyone know of any great deals out > > there? I know that's kinda open ended, but I'm looking to spend a grand > > or so. I'd like 1GB RAM, at least a 60GB HD, and at least a 15" screen. > > After that, I'm pretty flexible. > > > > 2) Gonna need to adapt my home network to add a wireless router. Any > > reason I shouldn't just purchase the cheapest one, or is there a > > distinct advantage to going with LinkSys or NetGear or some other > > name-brand? > > > > Any other "need to haves" for someone who has never had a notebook before? > > > > Thanks for the help! > > -- > > ============================== > > Ray Champagne > > Application Developer > > CrystalVision Web Site Design > > http://www.crystalvision.org > > 603.433.9559 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ============================== > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:212625 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
