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What's the best way to get my Dell laptop wifi enabled?

Can I just walk into PC world and ask them to do it? And what is it likely to cost?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    firstly make sure the pc can have wireless on it's own check the box or instructions etc... then if it is look around the laptop for a button with the wifi symbol or something with lines like waves and make sure its on, if this does not work or your pc is not compatible for wifi you must buy a usb wifi device that when plugged into your laptop finds your local internet (wireless) and acts like a wire that you connect you laptop to your rooter except its all wireless good ones are usually #20+ however i would still go into PC world and consult it with them just to make sure

  • 9 years ago

    Hi! as a matter of fact i used to have an old dell lattitude laptop that didnt have built in wifi! if you look on the side you should find a wide slot, depends on your model, but anyway your laptop should have a slot that supports a wireless networking card/adapter! and you can pick these up for really cheap! dont get the desktop one though!

    these just slide in the side, then you install some drivers and your ready to go

    but yeah not sure if pc world will sell them as most laptops have built in wi-fi now!

    but its allways worth a try! but yeah if not their, ebay is your best bet! or even google shopping!

    you can allways get usb dongles that do the same thing but they just take up an extra-port and with older laptops this can be abit of a problem!

    Source(s): heres a cheap one i found to show you what i mean! http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?q=laptop+...
  • BigE
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    Is it an older laptop? Most modern ones have a mini PCI card, that has a wifi card. If yours is damaged, it can be replaced or one can be added. I think the hard part might be to to run

    the antenna cable if one does not exist (I think most laptops have one that go to the screen.

    Yes, the other options which aren't as clean is to use a USB or PCMCIA adapter or card.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    If you want to get dell laptop with WiFi enabled feature, then so many laptops available in market. depends upon your budget and which type of model you want.

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  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Estoy muy apasionada de este mundo y todos mis amigos han confiado en mí a la hora de comprar un ordenador, yo siempre les he comprado de sitios web porque tienen la mejor oferta al mejor precio, pero, el ultimo ordenador que he comprado ha sido uno de juguete para mi hija, y como siempre he acertado, tiene la dimensión perfecta para ella, buenas canciones, aprende con él y imita muy bien un ordenador portátil con su ratón con todo, a ella le ha encantado muchísimo.

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