My T42 didn't come with a wifi card, should I get Atheros or

[Frankie]

Hi,

Should I buy a PCMCIA wifi card like Belkin: http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product. ... ct=2513278 or should I buy the Atheros on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.ca/ThinkPad-T42-Atheros ... 18Q2el1247 (sale ends in two days)

Both options are about the same price.

I've heard that PCMCIA cards have a better reception or something. All I want to do is connect to hotspots in cafés and the library.

Thanks
Frankie

[aaa]

I've heard that PCMCIA cards have a better reception or something.

I doubt that.

Main reason I'd recommend the internal card is because pcmcia cards stick out in an annoying way.

[ajkula66]

Grab one from underclocker in the forum's Marketplace before they're gone...great deal, and an even better seller.

[SkiBunny]

Yep and it's an which is better (stronger) than the intel card.

Took me awhile a year ago to hunt down a good one for a T40.

[Frankie]

Ok, I'll pm underclocker, thanks.

[hotlips69]

Are internal wi-fi cards interchangeable with cards from other models of Thinkpad, i.e. one from a T40 into a T41 etc..?

A while back, I had 2 Thinkpads (but just 1 internal wireless card) in pieces and when I put them both back together I must have put the wireless card in the wrong Thinkpad and on bootup it gave an error straight after POST to do with the network card not being recognised/allowed?

When I put this card into the other Thinkpad it worked perfectly.

[Frankie]

I hope it will work. It will be a T41 card into a T42.