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Laptop Network Adapters

A is the newest technology, but usually not compatible on laptops ** Laptops have very limited upgrade capacity, especially for expansion cards. Even though your laptop may have a PCIe slot, a PCIe card most likely will simply not fit inside your laptop. ** Some manufacturers (i.e. Gateway) produce PCIe NICs for their own products. In this case, you might look for a PCIe card produced for the specific model of laptop you have, coming from the same manufacturer who produced the laptop. *USB cable to connect the NIC to your laptop, although many USB NICs have a cable built in. NICs are available as wireless router to complement your wireless NIC.

Wired Network Adapters

You will need Ethernet cables to run a wired NIC, and that will certainly limit your laptop's mobility. * PCMCIA Wired Laptop Network Adapters * USB Wired Laptop Network Adapters

Wireless Network Adapters

There aren't too many good reasons to not have a wireless network adapter for a laptop. There is usually a bit of extra cost involved with purchasing extra Starbucks. Or even the office, if you're into that. * PCMCIA Wireless Laptop Network Adapters * USB Wireless Laptop Network Adapters

Top Sellers

Here are some of the top selling NICs on the market today:

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