Spending hundreds of pounds for a new laptop or PC is probably not everyone's first priority during the credit crunch. Many people would prefer keeping their old equipment than pulling out their credit card to purchase something new.
You can upgrade an old PC or laptop to add Wi-Fi connectivity. Surfing and emailing are the most common home computing activities, so it would be useful to be able to upgrade your old PC so it can be added to your home network. You can do this with a Wi-Fi adapter, dongle type device that provides networking functionality for your laptop or PC.
Netgear's newest Wi-Fi adapter, the Netgear RangeMax NEXT wireless N WN111 USB 2.0 adapter is designed to work with any desktop or notebook PC with Pentium 300MHz-compatible processor or higher that runs Windows Vista, XP or 2000 SP4 and has an available USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 slot running Windows.
A set-up wizard included in the installation CD provides simple instructions on how to set up the wireless adapter.
It takes less than 10 minutes for the WN11 to be up and running. Netgear promises speeds of up to 300Mbps, in prefect conditions
Netgear says that the WN111 can be used for simultaneous downloads, large file sharing, streaming HD video and multiplayer gaming. The WN111 supports, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK and WEP standards for wireless encryption.
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