pc card vs usb network card

I have my laptops (Dell Inspiron 1000, 4150 and 9100) set up to use a
wireless pc card to connect to my router. I also have 1 usb network card.
All work fine.

Do pc cards and usb cards run the battery power down at the same rate or is
one or the other more efficient?

Is there a difference in reliability of connection between the 2 types of
wireless networking?

Hi

As very very general Rule, USB will take a little more “Juice”, and might be
not as stable as PCMCIA.

However, it really depends on the individual cards, and the envioroment that
the Wireless is used in.

Jack (MVP-Networking).





"Alynn Baker" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have my laptops (Dell Inspiron 1000, 4150 and 9100) set up to use a
> wireless pc card to connect to my router. I also have 1 usb network card.
> All work fine.
>
> Do pc cards and usb cards run the battery power down at the same rate or
is
> one or the other more efficient?
>
> Is there a difference in reliability of connection between the 2 types of
> wireless networking?
>
>