Dell to start shipping pre-N enabled laptops in Q3?
By Stan Horaczek 
posted June 14th 2006 12:18PM
posted June 14th 2006 12:18PM
We've already seen plenty of routers, and even one laptop, embracing the pre-N standard, but industry rumblings would suggest Dell has made a large order for compatible devices that will ship in some of their third quarter lappies. Most of the time we're all for early adoption, but embedding devices that might end up being incompatible with the final version of the N standard seems awfully risky to us. Then again, we aren't billionaire business tycoons, either.
Apple did this with AirPort Extreme. It was shipped before the G standard was finalized.
The G standard was pretty easy going, the N standard has been an absolute disaster. Heres to hoping the chips Dell uses are flexible enough they can conform if the standard changes. Im getting an ugly vision of millions of laptops destroying N networks nationwide because they didn't wait for the final revision.
I have to return my pre-n products and go "G" - ugg.... nice concept, if it works with your computer - don't go through the hassle I went through.....
When you are big it does not matter if it is a standard, you make your own look at MSIE with CSS and PNG and HTML
It will probably be just mini-pci anyway. Easily swapped out for the "right" one when it comes along.