On Mon, 7 Sep 2015 06:15:37 +0000 (UTC), Ewald Böhm
wrote:

How can we tell from an HP WiFi card spec whether the NIC is 2.4GHz or 5GHz,
or both?

All I want to know is HOW to tell if a WiFi card has both 2.4GHz and 5GHz.

Looks at the specs. If it says 802.11 followed by:
b/g = 2.4 GHz only
b/g/n = 2.4 GHz only
a = 5 GHz only
a/b/g/n = 2.4 and 5 GHz
The key is the "a" as in 802.11a, which is 5 GHz only.

For $300 at Costco, plus $30 for shipping, this seems to be a decent 15.6-inch
display laptop:
http://www.costco.com/HP-15z-Laptop-|-AMD-E1-|-Windows-10.product.100222779.html

Broken link. Try:
http://reviews.costco.com/2070/100085182/hewlett-packard-hp-envy-15z-laptop-amd-quad-core-a10-backlit-keyboard-reviews/reviews.htm
which says:
802.11b/g/n WLAN
which is 2.4 GHz only. You might want to read the reviews.

The main drawback from that Costco offering is that the WiFi isn't "ac", there's
no mention of bluetooth, and the laptop doesn't come with Office 2013.

A BlueGoof dongle can be plugged into the a USB port.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321216764033
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171217973745
Buy a few spares as I've been shipped defective receivers.

Office 2013 is usually extra. If you must have Microsoft Office, look
at Office 365 or the various Office Mutations available. Or, use free
open source software such as Libre Office or Open Office. There are
also Office alternatives:
http://www.informationweek.com/software/productivity-collaboration-apps/8-microsoft-office-alternatives/d/d-id/1320386
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/best-microsoft-office-alternatives/
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2010005/5-free-open-source-alternatives-to-microsoft-office.html

Still nym shifting?

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