Built-in Laptop Antennas

IBM says it is launching later this year the first laptops with built-in antennas for wireless connections. The wireless capability replaces the Ethernet cables that connect computers to each other and the Internet in office and school computer networks. IBM will also sell the “access points” to facilitate communication among the antenna-equipped laptops. The connection has a range of about 300 feet. The two laptop models with built-in antennas are part of IBM’s low-end ThinkPad i Series line. The cheapest will cost $1,399.