Do you care about having an Ethernet Wired Networking port when buying a laptop or desktop?

[froggyboy604]

It would be nice to have a wired Ethernet Port for wired internet and networking instead of just relying on wireless wi-fi. But, if the price of the laptop is very affordable, it is very thin, or it is one of those Tablet Laptop 2-in-1 computers, I may buy a laptop which is wifi-only. There are also USB Wired Ethernet adapters which add wi-fi to a computer without wired networking, so it is simple to add wired networking to any computer with a USB Ethernet Wired Networking adapter.

If I was buying a desktop, having a wired networking port is very important since my computer is usually next to the modem/router, and using a wired cable is faster, and easier to setup than wireless.

 

[fantanoice]

Always gotta have one. If something goes wrong with the WiFi you're stuffed without it

 

[Demon_Skeith]

towers come without a Ethernet port? I'm sure this is something that will always be included.

 

[froggyboy604]

towers come without a Ethernet port? I'm sure this is something that will always be included.

I think Used/refurbished computers sometimes don't come with an Ethernet port because the desktop computer was built many years a go before high speed broadband internet was popular. Computers built during Windows 95- XP and older time period sometimes don't have Ethernet because most people used dial-up in the past.

There are some mini-desktop computers which don't have Ethernet port because of a lack of space.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I think Used/refurbished computers sometimes don't come with an Ethernet port because the desktop computer was built many years a go before high speed broadband internet was popular. Computers built during Windows 95- XP and older time period sometimes don't have Ethernet because most people used dial-up in the past.

There are some mini-desktop computers which don't have Ethernet port because of a lack of space.

even if dial up, they still used the same space or cable type insert.

 

[Empire]

WiFi are extremely good however slower then if your going plug it in. My desktop has it

 

[Massacre]

yes i would prefer a wired port over a WIFI network anytime. Just because the performance is much faster and better than any wifi network!

 

[froggyboy604]

even if dial up, they still used the same space or cable type insert.

Dial-up uses the phone cable type with a smaller plastic plug, and thinner cable. I think on very old computers, dial-up modems were not built-in because few people subscribe to the internet many years ago because of the high cost, and slow speeds. People had to install their own dial-up modem cards, or use an external modem which connected to a desktop with a serial or USB port.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Dial-up uses the phone cable type with a smaller plastic plug, and thinner cable. I think on very old computers, dial-up modems were not built-in because few people subscribe to the internet many years ago because of the high cost, and slow speeds. People had to install their own dial-up modem cards, or use an external modem which connected to a desktop with a serial or USB port.

though a bit longer, I'm sure both phone and ethernet use this:

 

[froggyboy604]

though a bit longer, I'm sure both phone and ethernet use this:

The plug type use for Ethernet has more wires than the plug type for Phone cables.

 

[NBK*Twitch]

though a bit longer, I'm sure both phone and ethernet use this:

Phone Lines use RJ-11 where as Cable/Ethernet uses RJ-45.

I myself have never really used Ethernet since around 2001. Wireless has always been better suited for my needs.