That`s a good question, I was going to give you an answer telling that all of them comes with an integrated dial-up modem. Right now I am looking at my laptop and I have a dial-up modem. However I was looking on Fujitsu website and on Amazon and I can`t find a laptop that comes with a dial-up modem after looking at several laptops. The answer is pretty simple. The newer models, at least most of them doesn`t come with an integrated dial-up modem so I guess we will have to search for older models, actually not to old considering that my laptop that comes with an integrated modem has 2 years old, has a Core Duo CPU and was designed to run on Windows Vista so it will run on Windows 7. Now let`s see how to locate a laptop that is able to support all Windows OS such as Windows 7 and also comes with an dial-up modem. So, if you need to buy a laptop with a dial-up modem I hope that one of the following tips will be useful to you :
1. Go to a big computer store in your town ( or call ) and ask there for a laptop that comes with an integrated modem.
2. Go to one of toshiba websites such as toshiba direct. Put your mouse ( do not click ) on the first tab called laptops and then choose from that menu the `Configurable` option. Check the following picture :
Now select a random laptop, as you can see you can choose one by price, by category etc. but I choosed to select a laptop that was displayed on that page. I selected that laptop
I am going to choose the first laptop and click on `learn more` option. From there I will redirected to a page that allows me tu customize this laptop. A new page will open and there you will see something like that : `Customize your laptop computer by making hardware selections below`. Scroll down the page until you will see an option that allows you to purchase a dial-up modem, in the following picture, I already selected this modem called `Integrated V.92/56K modem`. Remember if you selected another laptop and you are unable to find an integrated modem for the selected laptop, it probably means that this option is not available. For more help you can see that this website has a phone number where you can call and talk with their customer support.
There is one more thing to say. If you found a laptop that you want to buy and you selected the dial-up modem ( integrated ) , make sure to look on the right side, there is a box called `Laptop Summary`. Make sure that the integrated dial-up modem will appear on this box before `add-to cart option`. Take a look at the following picture :
3. Buy an external dial-up modem that can be connected via USB port. Before buying such a modem make sure that it will work on your OS ( it must have drivers ) that you plan to use such as XP, Vista or Windows 7 . The price for such a model will be around $ 30-40 or even cheaper. Here is a picture with a modem like that and his specifications :
This external modem can be connected to a PC or a laptop via USB ports. It has a lot of features such as fax transmission and reception capabilities, maximum 56 kbps download speed, supports V.44 compression, quick connect function which means a faster log-on to your existing dial-up provider etc. This is only an example of an external modem that can be connected via USB. You will need to make sure that the external modem for your laptop will support the OS ( comes with good drivers ) that you plan to run such as Windows XP, Vista or 7.
4. If you can`t find a laptop with a dial-up modem at your local computer store and you don`t like Toshiba brand the last thing that I am considering is that you could search directly on google ( or use your favourite search engine ) using a search like this :
Laptop Product Details `Built-in 56k modem`
Or you can modify the search according to your favourite brand :
Laptop Dell Product Details `Built-in 56k modem`
Laptop HP Product Details `Built-in 56k modem`
Conclusion: I am sure that you will find a computer store that has a laptop for sale ( if it`s not on your town at least using an online store ) that comes with an integrated modem. However, be careful as most of those searches could show you refurbished or second-hand laptops and maybe you want to buy a new one. Also while searching like this you may find a lot of pages that sells only dial-up modems, that`s why I am recommending this option as the latest one.
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