Famous last words: “I want one just like that.” We’re hiring someone new, so I decided to order a new T40 and give my not-so-old T30 to the new guy. This is a time-honored tradition, since John did it with his T30. I asked Peter to order me one just like John’s, never dreaming that it meant “no wireless”. Of course, John a) doesn’t travel much b) doesn’t have a WLAN at home, and c) doesn’t have a WLAN at work. Of course he didn’t order a machine with built-in wireless. I, on the other hand, use it heavily, so now I am facing a dilemma:
- Violate my warranty and slap in an IBM wireless card, which means I could run 802.11a/b (there’s an a/b/g card on their website, but I can’t find it for sale separately)
- Void the warranty and install my own card
- Try to get CDW to help me out in some way
- Suck it up and use my old Cisco PC Card adapter.
In the meantime, a word of advice: spec your own darn notebook. Update: Turns out that IBM sells a combo a/b/g card (part #31P9701 or 91P7301, depending on who you ask) so all I need to do is snag one of those somehow.
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