Re: NC8000 and miniPCI wireless

Don't get too frustrated. Simply get a PCMCIA wireless card. Linksys and
Proxim are brands which I use regularly... Ben Myers

On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:24:31 -0500, "Deko" <deko.drak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> What is true for the nc6000 is true for the nc8000 since they share
>> the same core BIOS. Yes the Broadcom card will work in SOME HP
>> notebooks, but it will not work in ALL HP notebooks. It will only
>> work in those HP notebooks with which it was certified, and neither
>> the 6000 or 8000 were ever certified with any Broadcom based card.
>>
>> Phil
>
>Grrrrr... so, which cards are known to work on the nc8000?
>
>I think I'll just resell this laptop and get another one and probably
>not an HP since they aren't fair enough.
>
>Deko
>
>

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