If I purchase my Dell D620 with the Intel 3945 802.11a/g Dual-Band Mini Card, will it still have the Wi-Fi Catcher?

My first question: Is their a different between the Intel 3945 and the Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Dual-band Mini Cards? Is the Intel card more powerful, efficient or better at picking up weak signals?

If the Intel 3945 802.11a/g Dual-band Mini Card is better and I buy my D620 with it installed. Will my Dell still have a Wi-Fi catcher, or is that part of the 1490 wireless card?

Thanks for the help.

 

I've had the Dell 1390 card, and I later upgraded to the Intel Wireless on my e1505. The Intel card is MUCH better than the Dell one, I get better range and signal.

The Wifi catcher i'm pretty sure works with all cards that are available on the d620.

 

Thanks :tongue:

 

lilredfoxie did you get yours replaced under warranty? I 've been getting signals with my 1390 and was actually considering getting a replacement.

Does anyone know if the intel draft n is better than the wireless abg card? obviously the finalized n technology won't be officially out before the end of the summer, and i doubt that alot of people will be upgrading their routers to n right away....

 

I have seen this discussed on CNET before. The CNET experts do not think the draft cards are worth the purchase yet. They think it will be more than 3 years before draft wireless connections show up in common wireless areas. They recommend to wait until your next laptop purchase about 3 years down the road.

 

I am looking into buying the Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop and unsure of which wireless card to go with. There's one with the Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g mini card and another laptop with the Intel 3945 802.11a/g mini card. All the other specs are the same for both computers. My question is - -

Is the Intel card better than the Dell ??

I would be willing to fork over the extra $$$ if the Intel card is indeed better. Has anyone had experience good or bad with both ?


Thanks for the help.

PS ..... Can anyone also recommend a good wireless router ? Thank you much

 

Buffalo (G54 or G125, I think) is excellent, doesn't need rebooting, and can be flashed with OpenWRT or some variant, if you're so inclined.

The WRT-54G original 54G linksys router is pretty dependable, in my opinion, though it's nothing special and usually over-priced.

Stay away from the cheapest D-Link (DI-524) and Netgear (54mbps) routers and the Linksys WRK-54G, though the DI-624 and Netgear WGT-108 (I think) should be fine.

 

Thanks so much for the info Samuel613. I came across the D-Link and Netgear in my online research and wondered if they're any good. I will strike them off the list then and look into the ones you recommended.