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SMHarman · 17-03-2004, 10:30

A lot of this has been covered before and I've even contributed to such threads...

At the moment I have a new AMD2400 desktop WXPHome and an old Celeron 333 6Gb HDD W982ndEd. Both with NIC cards. NTL 600k BB connected to the NIC of the new PC, the Old one is currently collecting dust (so to speak)

Need a laptop and plan to wirelessly connect this to the BB and also to be able to access files and printers...

My thoughts are to buy a second 80-160Gb HDD for the Celeron and use this as a file server (and to back up the HDDs of both the laptop and new desktop, also to then connect the printers to this. As it also acts as an ISDN fax machine, this will be back in action. A usefull benefit we need to reinstate at home. Due to the slower processor on this its a nice quiet machine. Will there be problems with an HDD this size (FAT32) in a W98 machine? Will partitioning help these problems? What HDDs are currently recommended?

Laptop questions.
So many processors.
Celeron, Pentium, PentiumM, Centrino, AMD, AMDM
What is recommended? Is a 1400Mhz Centrino half the speed of a Pentium 2800 or AMD 2800? Will this be noticed in Browsing, Mail, light word and Excel work?
Centrino seems to be wireless b, so would it be better to get the wirless as a PCIMICA card and get g?
I'm thinking of a dell laptop, possibly the Inspiron 5150 or 9100 (which is widescreen). Any other recommendations?

Wireless
Again Linksys or Netgear seem to be the recommended choices.
Linksys do the router with the print server, but if I'm useing the old PC as such this is not necessary. Would these be the routers of choice?

Am I missing anything (apart from a new spaghetti junction of cables when I'm done.

Thanks for any help and advice.

17-03-2004, 10:30	#1
SMHarman Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Services: Cablevision Posts: 8,305	Laptop and Networking Advice? A lot of this has been covered before and I've even contributed to such threads... At the moment I have a new AMD2400 desktop WXPHome and an old Celeron 333 6Gb HDD W982ndEd. Both with NIC cards. NTL 600k BB connected to the NIC of the new PC, the Old one is currently collecting dust (so to speak) Need a laptop and plan to wirelessly connect this to the BB and also to be able to access files and printers... My thoughts are to buy a second 80-160Gb HDD for the Celeron and use this as a file server (and to back up the HDDs of both the laptop and new desktop, also to then connect the printers to this. As it also acts as an ISDN fax machine, this will be back in action. A usefull benefit we need to reinstate at home. Due to the slower processor on this its a nice quiet machine. Will there be problems with an HDD this size (FAT32) in a W98 machine? Will partitioning help these problems? What HDDs are currently recommended? Laptop questions. So many processors. Celeron, Pentium, PentiumM, Centrino, AMD, AMDM What is recommended? Is a 1400Mhz Centrino half the speed of a Pentium 2800 or AMD 2800? Will this be noticed in Browsing, Mail, light word and Excel work? Centrino seems to be wireless b, so would it be better to get the wirless as a PCIMICA card and get g? I'm thinking of a dell laptop, possibly the Inspiron 5150 or 9100 (which is widescreen). Any other recommendations? Wireless Again Linksys or Netgear seem to be the recommended choices. Linksys do the router with the print server, but if I'm useing the old PC as such this is not necessary. Would these be the routers of choice? Am I missing anything (apart from a new spaghetti junction of cables when I'm done. Thanks for any help and advice.