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    Dell pre-N vs Intel 3945

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lumberbunny, Aug 15, 2006.

  1. lumberbunny

    lumberbunny Notebook Evangelist

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    Does anyone have a comparison of performance on these two cards? Specifically in terms of battery life, range, and throughput, in that order.

    Thanks
     
    lumberbunny, Aug 15, 2006
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  2. captainhappypants

    captainhappypants Notebook Enthusiast

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    it's probably going to be a while before we see a comparison as it's fairly new...i'm willing to bet $5 the draft-n is slightly faster and has better range :p
     
    captainhappypants, Aug 15, 2006
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  3. vbrookie

    vbrookie Notebook Consultant

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    I will not get pre-n right now, because I've heard they have signal dropping and proformance issues. I'll wait until they sort out first or second batches of problems.
     
    vbrookie, Aug 15, 2006
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  4. Ninjak

    Ninjak Notebook Consultant

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    I'd hold off on N cards as the standard likely won't be approved until 2008 now:

    http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6105494.html

    And there've been recent reports that most of the pre-N and draft-N routers aren't exactly great performers thus far, and possibly won't be compatible with the final spec. Same'll be true for the wifi cards.
     
    Ninjak, Aug 15, 2006
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