Laptop LAN upgrade !

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  1. jime1

    jime1 MDL Senior Member

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    #1 jime1, Feb 13, 2015
    I have a laptop with a 10/100 LAN card!

    Can I upgrade it with a Gigabit LAN card ?

    I want faster sharing, so.. help me on this 1 folks.
     
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    jime1 MDL Senior Member

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    #4 jime1, Feb 14, 2015 (OP)
    I know bro, but that's not the point..

    The point is, can we upgrade it on our laptop itself ? (like upgrading hdd, RAM, etc)
     
  5. lgj1952

    lgj1952 MDL Member

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    #5 lgj1952, Feb 14, 2015
    No you can not, just wifi cards can be replaced
     
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    jime1 MDL Senior Member

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    #6 jime1, Feb 14, 2015 (OP)
    D@mn...................!!:(
     
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    LM3 MDL Member

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    #7 LM3, Feb 14, 2015
    Have you considered doing everything you need speed for on a desktop and using remote desktop from the laptop?
     
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    jime1 MDL Senior Member

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    #8 jime1, Feb 14, 2015 (OP)
    usb 3.0 to gigabit lan adapter is the only sane option right now !
     
  9. R29k

    R29k MDL GLaDOS

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    #9 R29k, Feb 15, 2015
    What on Earth do you have to do that requires you to max out a Gigabit connection ?
    The money you will spend trying to find an adapter for the laptop you could just buy a usb 3 portable hdd and use that to transfer stuff.
     
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    DAKnn MDL Novice

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    #10 DAKnn, Mar 18, 2015
    what model laptop?
     
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    #11 EFA11, Mar 18, 2015
    that can be very helpful indeed. Was about to ask the same question.

    Yes, some wifi can be replaced/changed etc.
     
  12. Waterhead1234

    Waterhead1234 MDL Novice

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    #12 Waterhead1234, Mar 20, 2015
    If this laptop is old enough to have a 10/100 NIC, it may have a PCMCIA/PC Card/Cardbus slot. If so, I see gigabit NICs on ebay starting at $8.
     
  13. log1cman

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    #13 log1cman, Mar 31, 2015
    Post the laptop model.