thought of another reason to get a new laptop...many or most come with built in wireless cards which means fewer cords for hooking up and much easier portability...as Derek says you can always get a card adapter but at a certain point you run out of holes to stuff...like i said Stuart, if you want to buy a used one, i will always sell you mine, it's only two years old and already has some compatibility issues (none of which are insurmountable)