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    What new wireless network card should I get?; how do I install?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by skw4712, Sep 15, 2011.

  1. skw4712

    skw4712 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I didn't think much about wireless network card before I bought this, and bought default Intel N-1000, which I found out is totally slow compared to other PCs, especially during gaming. I don't want 450 Mbps, which I think is unnecessarily high for personal use and don't even have a wireless router for it.

    Looking at Bigfoot Killer 1102 Network card, but unsure if there's anything better. I DO care about the price, but I don't know if $32 for a wireless card is too much.
     
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    flingin M17x R2 Mafia

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    bigfoot is the best one there, it kills every wifi card in ping/data transfer, then intel Ultimate N 6300 wich is cheaper. 32$ is not too much.
     
    flingin, Sep 15, 2011
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