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    Which wifi card to choose?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by patchcarey, Nov 14, 2009.

  1. patchcarey

    patchcarey Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    i'm just going thru Dell site to build my specs for laptop and I get to the WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY part ... which card should I choose? what's the difference between them? which is best .... here are the options:

    Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) [Included in Price]
    Intel WiFi Link 5100 (802.11 a/b/g/n 1X2) 1/2 MiniCard [add £20.00 or £1/month1]
    Dell Wireless 1520 Half Mini Card (802.11n)

    Cheers.
     
    patchcarey, Nov 14, 2009
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  2. chaugh

    chaugh Notebook Consultant

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    i think the 5100 will be best, from what i read dell wifi cards are inferior to intel. at least choose a card that supports N, as most routers nowadays are draft-n. the 1397 is pretty old, skip that.
     
    chaugh, Nov 14, 2009
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  3. FiFe

    FiFe Notebook Enthusiast

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    Definitely go for the the Intel, it's worth it.
     
    FiFe, Nov 14, 2009
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  4. gaah

    gaah Notebook Deity

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    Intel wifi cards are top rated, best you can get pretty much.
     
    gaah, Nov 14, 2009
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  5. patchcarey

    patchcarey Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks guys, that's cleared up my confusion :)
     
    patchcarey, Nov 15, 2009
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