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    Wifi Cards

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by pci24x, Nov 26, 2012.

  1. pci24x

    pci24x Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is Killer 1103-N the best wifi card available for the M17xR2? Or is there a better one than that?
     
    pci24x, Nov 26, 2012
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  2. radji

    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    I've got the Intel 6300 Ultimate N card. This thing rocks. Hasn't let me down yet. You can try the Killer 1103-N card and see if its any better, it definitely a newer card so there's probably greater improvements in some areas over the Intel cards.
     
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    Dusk Star Notebook Consultant

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    If you are shopping for a new WiFi card, it might be interesting to wait for an a/b/g/n/ae card to come out. Of course, it likely won't have driver support, and might not release for another year- so don't count on one.
     
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    I have had a very good experience with the 1103-N, no bandwidth drops, and it manages your internet connection giving priority levels to your programs to avoid lag while gaming. On the other hand, I can't complain about the Intel card, pretty good performance as well.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Nov 27, 2012
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