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    How Is The Basic Dell Network CarD?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by TxEclipse01, Mar 19, 2007.

  1. TxEclipse01

    TxEclipse01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Dell Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)

    Is this network card good? What could be better about it?
     
    TxEclipse01, Mar 19, 2007
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    Anyone use that network card?
     
    TxEclipse01, Mar 19, 2007
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    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    It works with B/G networks... most people don't get it because they are brain-washed into thinking that centrino is awesome. It will work for you unless you need to reach an A network.
     
    vespoli, Mar 19, 2007
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    Cool, i found some info on other threads but tell me if im misunderstanding this. Wireless A is phasing out? and B n G are the new, with N draft slowly makings it way into the market when its perfected?
     
    TxEclipse01, Mar 20, 2007
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    schleeb Notebook Consultant

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    Eh... it's so so as far as I'm concerned. I get a lot of instances where it loses it's connection to my wireless DSL modem, particularly when my notebook comes out of the screen saver mode. Also sometimes the signal strength will randomly drop to a low level and I have to "disable" and "reenable" it to get it back to full speed. Don't know if it's the wireless card but this has never happened to me with any of my previous Intel based wireless cards. It's nothing earth shattering... just occasionally annoying. If I had to do again, I'd probably pop for the Intel version.
     
    schleeb, Mar 20, 2007
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    I bought the intel card from ebay, the 1390 is inferior in range, speed , reliability.
     
    princec, Mar 20, 2007
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