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Originally Posted by
neur0n
oh, so it just like a desktop except they don't have the slots?
Yes, everything's hardwired right in, nearly. The PCI interface is kept so the operating system can tell what drivers to use for everything through plug-and-play.
Laptops usually do have one mini-PCI/PCI-e slot though, because getting a product approved for wireless is a pain. They'd much rather buy an approved wireless card off-the-shelf than put their entire laptop through some slow, expensive FCC test procedure every time they switch wireless chipset manufacturers.