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    Studio 1537 switching wireless cards. any boost?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by defektion, Dec 30, 2008.

  1. defektion

    defektion Notebook Guru

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    Would I see a boost in performance, if I went online and bought an Intel Wifi 5300 card and switched out the current default one?

    I have the studio 1537 with a Core 2 Duo p8400, would I notice any performance difference with my computer rockin the Centrino technology?
     
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    The 5300, to my understanding, is only useful if you have an N setup and want that extra speed.
     
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    The 5300 also has much greater range than older wifi cards. Also, reportedly a small reduction in power consumption.
     
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    so I will only notice a boost in inbound and outbound traffic?

    jsut want to know what the benefits are when having a centrino setup.
     
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    According to Intel the only real difference between the 5100 and the 5300 is one uses 2 antennas and another 3 allowing the later to offer up to 450Mbps.

    Intel 5300 [PDF]
    Intel 5100 [PDF]
     
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    wow 450Mbps on the 5300 vs. 300Mbps on the 5100, the performance gain will be earth shattering.
     
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    http://mydellmini.com/forum/broadcom-or-intel-wireless-card-t1341s20.html#p15612

    Thats funny since 5300 can't even seem to reach the 270Mbps full draft-N speeds that the Broadcom Dell Wireless 15xx can. Intel 5300 has been reported not to exceed 130Mbps as evidenced in linked post above...
     
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    what does Dell 1510 card get?
     
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    The 5100 and the 5300 use the same technology...the 5100 is not "older" than the 5300. Both should enjoy greater receptive range and (possibly) less power consumption than most older wifi cards.
     
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    if it's worth it I might go buy an intel wireless 5300 card off ebay. only if I will notice any system performance gains... and taking advantage of Centrino technology. but can someone plz explain to me mroe about centrino and the advantages over just normal core 2 duo and having my broadcom card?
     
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    There is none but Intel would like you to believe cause it makes them more $$$.
     
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    I never sai one was older than the other. I just shared the only differences noted in Intel's spec sheets. The 5100 uses two antennas and the 5300 uses 3 while the 5100 maxes at 300Mbps and 450Mbps for the 5300, according to Intel.
     
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    better off keep the broadcom card in eh?
     
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    http://en.community.dell.com/wikis/...hannel-bonding-using-dual-wlan-mini-pcie.aspx

    Your call but I certainly wouldn't change either of the Broadcom WLANs in my Studio for Intel...especially since the Linksys WRT-600N I connect to also use Broadcom radios for both frequency bands and are able to connect wirelessly at 270Mbps on both 802.11a and 802.11b/g freq...
     
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