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Hi, I dont have a laptop but I have a friend who is selling their used
laptop.

My question is this they have the Lattitude C640, C610 or the C810 that
I can choose from. Do all these laptops come with an ethernet
connection? I would like to be able to run this laptop on a cable
modem... What should I be looking for in the specs? just an ethernet?

What about if I wanted to go wireless? if it doesnt have a wireless
card, could one just add one to the laptop? how much does this usually
cost?

Also, if it had a lousy hard drive capacity- how much does it cost to
add an larger harddrive?

so essentially to sum it up, I am looking to go highspeed, with the
option to go wireless, will these laptops work for that- what is
needed?

Thank you
KOS

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KOS wrote:
> Hi, I dont have a laptop but I have a friend who is selling their used
> laptop.
>
> My question is this they have the Lattitude C640, C610 or the C810
> that I can choose from. Do all these laptops come with an ethernet
> connection? I would like to be able to run this laptop on a cable
> modem... What should I be looking for in the specs? just an ethernet?
>
> What about if I wanted to go wireless? if it doesnt have a wireless
> card, could one just add one to the laptop? how much does this usually
> cost?
>
> Also, if it had a lousy hard drive capacity- how much does it cost to
> add an larger harddrive?
>
> so essentially to sum it up, I am looking to go highspeed, with the
> option to go wireless, will these laptops work for that- what is
> needed?
>
Almost all questions which have been answered here in the past. Google is
your friend. The ethernet question would be the easiest to google. I could
do it in less time than I'm spending writing this. Why don't you try it?
Or better yet, ask your friend with the laptops the same question.

Hard drive prices are volatile. Google is again your friend.

All you need for wireless is a USB or PCMCIA slot. All laptops produced in
the last ten years have at least one of those. Purchase the appropriate
adaptor. Load the drivers.

jak

> Thank you
> KOS

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KOS wrote:
> Hi, I dont have a laptop but I have a friend who is selling their used
> laptop.
>
> My question is this they have the Lattitude C640, C610 or the C810 that
> I can choose from. Do all these laptops come with an ethernet
> connection?

Think so.

> I would like to be able to run this laptop on a cable
> modem... What should I be looking for in the specs? just an ethernet?

yes

> What about if I wanted to go wireless? if it doesnt have a wireless
> card, could one just add one to the laptop? how much does this usually
> cost?

Wireless in my c610 is internal mini-pci. Antenna is part of laptop case.

google for cost

Reading a review, the c810 can't have internal lan and wireless simultaneous,
and is much heavier than the c610/640.
My c610 has both at the same time, and probably the c640 would too.

> Also, if it had a lousy hard drive capacity- how much does it cost to
> add an larger harddrive?

google for cost

> so essentially to sum it up, I am looking to go highspeed, with the
> option to go wireless, will these laptops work for that- what is
> needed?

yes

I think the c640 would be the best for weight and features.
The c610 is good if you wan't to pay less, but
still has everything and a good battery life. They're typically
1.0-1.2GHz Pentium-3M. Mine has dvd burner too.

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