The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Dell's Draft N

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by FrozenDarkness, Jun 29, 2007.

  1. FrozenDarkness

    FrozenDarkness Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    29
    Messages:
    827
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I can't find a lot of information on Dell's intel draft-N wireless card but from what the rep told me, it doesn't make anything go any faster unless I have a draft N router. He also told me to hold out on it because draft-N is not finalized and dell can't guarantee upgradability to the true .11N format. But I heard that draft N card itself is an upgrade in a sense that it has better range and makes g faster, is this true?
     
    FrozenDarkness, Jun 29, 2007
    #1
  2. majortom1981

    majortom1981 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    10
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Yes thats basically it.

    Also an N card can go FULL SPEED on a G router. Where G cards on a G router the speed fluctuates . Plus the signal strength is much better.
     
    majortom1981, Jun 29, 2007
    #2
  3. DoubleBlack

    DoubleBlack Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    70
    Messages:
    1,086
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    That's not entirely true, it's currently Draft 2 which means the hardware is finalized. Compatibility is GUARANTEED with the true 802.11n final version after a firmware upgrade.
     
    DoubleBlack, Jun 29, 2007
    #3
  4. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

    Reputations:
    2,071
    Messages:
    5,234
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    205
    Why would it make G faster?
    Also keep in mind that speed is irrelevant for internet use, since practically no one has an internet connection as fast as even B wireless.

    Also, I would expect it to have better range only when using N.
     
    swarmer, Jun 29, 2007
    #4