I am in the market for a new computer and have some questions. I want to get a laptop primarily for surfing the net and e-mailing. The desktop I have now has the wireless router for my work laptop. If I buy a new lap top will I have to still use my Verizon modem and ether net adapter, etc or does the new ones have them built in? What laptop will give you the best bang for the buck?

MAC- IBook or if you have the folding money Powerbook. They both come with airport extreme (wireless).

A "router" is the device that actually shares the intenet connection via wires or wireless. The "wireless adapter" is the device on the receiving end which you plug into your notebook or desktop via PCMCIA, USB, or PCI card.

Do you have a Verizon wireless broadband card or just Verizon as an ISP?

If you just want a notebook with a integrated WiFi card the Acer Travelmate 2423WXCi computers are really cheap. $400 after a $100 rebate through Tigerdirect. The rebate is a pain but the machine is decent. It could use more memory which I did but a well stocked machine for a total of $500 is hard to beat!

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go with a mac.. no worries there .. it works

Why a laptop tho? Much harder to upgrade

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