Computers & Networking

[poprockscandy09]

I have a dell inspiron mini and need to figure out if it has wireless N capabilities. Supposedly it is now a standard in most computers, but i'm not sure if mine is compatible. Is there any way to find this out or does anyone know?

[TheLexMachine · Accepted solution]

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poprockscandy09 wrote:

I have a dell inspiron mini and need to figure out if it has wireless N capabilities. Supposedly it is now a standard in most computers, but i'm not sure if mine is compatible. Is there any way to find this out or does anyone know?

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You would have to look up the specs and see what they say or you can just look at the Device Manager in the Control Panel and see what it lists for the wireless adapter.

[Entropy]

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poprockscandy09 wrote:

I have a dell inspiron mini and need to figure out if it has wireless N capabilities. Supposedly it is now a standard in most computers, but i'm not sure if mine is compatible. Is there any way to find this out or does anyone know?

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Note that most N routers are backwards compatible with G devices.

N is massive overkill for 95%+ of people (95%+ of internet service providers don't even provide enough bandwidth to saturate G), and it's also overkill on a netbook.

[asandwhich]

Like entropy said, n can easily reach speeds of 300 mbps while the average max speed an isp will provide is anywhere from 10 to 20 mbps. Main reason to get n right now is for local network file sharing and wireless streaming.