All N wifi routers also do B/G wifi automatically unless you lock it on N only mode in the settings.

Personally this would be the deal breaker for me 2 GHz Intel Celeron processor 550 celeron processors are just not near top of the line in fact they are pretty far down there. I don't know why they even still make them. It does have xp on it instead of vista which is a plus. as to the s-video I have no idea actually I could not find much info on the model other than what was there on the walmart site about it. Key Features & Benefits: # 15.4" widescreen LCD Presents vivid 1280 x 800 WXGA resolution with more than 16 million colors # 2 GHz Intel Celeron processor 550 Meets the demands of multitasking and multimedia while also saving energy # 2 GB of DDR2 system memory, 667 MHz Offers improved performance with today's demanding applications # 120 GB hard drive Provides ample space for documents, games, music, photos and videos # DVD+/-RW drive Lets you burn DVDs and CDs in a wide variety of disc formats # 802.11b/g wireless LAN Connects to wireless home and office networks or to Wi-Fi hotspots for convenient Internet access # 8-in-1 digital media reader Reads and writes the most popular memory card and Memory Stick formats for easy file transfer # Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Furnishes time-tested reliability and performance Here is a link that might be useful: info

They need to know the SSID (the name of your network) and the password if security is enabled.

it is taking a big risk, the one safe way she could use it would be by using a linux live cd in the cd drive and boot the laptop from that, then she would be accessing the net via the linux cd and not her hard drive so her hard drive and all info on it would be untouched. There is no need to install anything simply one of the free versions of linux that has the live cd would work, just choose to boot from the cd and she is good to go, she would be using the firefox browser that is on the live cd. Very much like sandboxing. the linux live cd can be downloaded as an iso and burned as such to CD or DVD and used so it is free. Another quick way to get one of the cd's is any magazine store that sells linux magazines will usually have a free cd included in them and most of the time it is one of the live cd versions of linux like ubuntu or mint etc, there are many distros. I always have a linux live cd with me when I travel, many banks are now recommending this method for transactions online to banking sites