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    Studio 15 - 1397 mini card (b/g) or 1510 half mini card (n)?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by stadev, Aug 16, 2008.

  1. stadev

    stadev Newbie

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    Basically I was wondering if the 1510 wireless card would be worth getting on my new Studio 15 lappie.

    I want the laptop to last so in the future it might pay off. Are there any disadvantages to the 1510 though? Does it handle b/g as well as the 1397 does? Also I heard it would only work with 'draft' routers; when/if the N technology becomes standard, will the card still be compatible?

    Are there any other things I should know about?
     
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    bazil83 Notebook Guru

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    At an extra £10, it was a no brainer for me.
     
    bazil83, Aug 16, 2008
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    stadev Newbie

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    I thought the same, but I was just wondering if there were any downsides to it. (I know nothing about this type of technology!)
     
    stadev, Aug 16, 2008
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    somms Notebook Evangelist

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    The 1510 is Pre-N 270Mbps and fully supports legacy b/g...its also dual-band capable, i.e. 5GHz (a) and 2.4GHz (b/g) which means it supports lots of channels...

    The 1397 only supports the legacy b/g 2.4GHz freq at 54Mbps...
     
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    The 1510 will be capable of connecting to the new N routers, when N is standardised, as the WiFi alliance have made it clear that all Draft-N equipment will be fully interoperable with 802.11N when it is finally released.
     
    Mayhew132, Aug 16, 2008
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