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Drez
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Someone is asking me something and I just want to double check my response.
First off, they have a laptop. A VAIO. They want to sign up for a 150 Mbps cable connection. The cable provider told them they would need a gigabit card.* They went to Best Buy's Shit Squad, who told them "they don't make gigabit cards for laptops"**
*I told them that this is true to take advantage of the full connection, but that they could still use the 100 Mbps card they have now, they just won't get the full speed
**This is total nonsense. What the fuck is wrong with Best Buy?
Is that right? Also, either a USB or PCMCIA 1000 Mbps card should work, no?
First off, they have a laptop. A VAIO. They want to sign up for a 150 Mbps cable connection. The cable provider told them they would need a gigabit card.* They went to Best Buy's Shit Squad, who told them "they don't make gigabit cards for laptops"**
*I told them that this is true to take advantage of the full connection, but that they could still use the 100 Mbps card they have now, they just won't get the full speed
**This is total nonsense. What the fuck is wrong with Best Buy?
Is that right? Also, either a USB or PCMCIA 1000 Mbps card should work, no?
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Though I'd double check that the laptop doesn't already have it in it. It's been standard for a pretty long time now.
And if they infrastructure at home like routers and switches, those would also need to be switched out if they're used (and wanted the speeds at those nodes).