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    Worth it? Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Internal-card

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by backup7, Mar 4, 2008.

  1. backup7

    backup7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I'm ordering a new laptop, and am trying to decide whether the Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Internal-card is worth the $50 over the Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Internal Card. Thoughts?


    Thanks!
     
    backup7, Mar 4, 2008
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  2. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    No, save your money for one of the 5100/5300 abgn or 5150/5350 abgn/wimax cards that will be available in June.
     
    Jayayess1190, Mar 4, 2008
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  3. Laggy7

    Laggy7 Notebook Guru

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    absolutely, no doubt about it, ive done some testing with wireless G and N and i can vouch that it is quite stable fast, reliable and responsive. yes it is only 270mbps atm (draft-n) with the current wifi card in the lappy but its certainly an increase in range/speed/reliability.
     
    Laggy7, Mar 4, 2008
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  4. Snesley Wipes

    Snesley Wipes Notebook Consultant

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    I concur... huge stability increase! and range too.
     
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  5. snork

    snork Notebook Evangelist

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    +1 for real world gains with draft-n compared to my old G router. I have a 4 floor condo and get 130mbps and 80%+ signal throughout (router 2 floors down from bedrooms). I can also now stream 720p WMV HD to my xbox360 via wireless...used to have to go wired for stutter free playback.
     
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  6. Soulburner

    Soulburner Notebook Evangelist

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    It is a very good card, a bit quicker than the Dell Wireless N in my testing.
     
    Soulburner, Mar 4, 2008
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  7. worx

    worx Notebook Consultant

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    Is it true the Intel 4965AGN card can only handle up to 130 mbps on 2.4gh frequencies? and 300 mbps on 5ghz?
     
    worx, Mar 4, 2008
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    I typically top out at 130-144 Mbps. But I must say that I love N because of the range. It is just fantastic to be able to maintain a 100% signal all the way in the basement of my house (2 floors and concrete beneath the router).
     
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    Yes, at least that is what the final standard says.
     
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  10. gunned

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    same here...great streaming..on vids and audio..no stuttering and quick and stable....good way to help "futureproof" the rig...
     
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  11. Tinderbox (UK)

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    Hi.

    dont want to hijack but!

    I have the 4965AGN, but i only have an NETGEAR DG834GT and i only get 54mhz.

    just out of interest, what is the best router to get for the 4965AGN.

    regards

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Mar 5, 2008
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  12. Nessnet

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    A highly rated one is the DLink 655

    http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=1&pid=530

    They have a dual frequency one just being released. Spendy, but should be a very good access point. It is my understanding that it is starting to be shipped this week.

    http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=548
     
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  13. gunned

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    I use the Linksys Wrt300N and works great...I don't think you can use Tomato firmware on it though...
     
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  14. snork

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    Actually the current draft says you can get the full 300mpbs on 2.4GHz using 40MHz (dual 20MHz channels bonded together) channel bandwidth. But according to Intel, they feel the 2.4GHz spectrum is too crowded (which it is) so they limit their draft-n cards to not allow channel bonding in the 2.4GHz frequency. Therefore if you buy a draft-n router that is 2.4GHz only (ie: the Dlink 655) you will be limited to 130mbps w/ the 4965AGN card. Channel bonding is required to achieve the full 300mpbs. And currently intel only allows this in the 5.0GHz range.
     
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  15. kanehi

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    I replaced my Intel wireless N with a Gigabyte N and it's much better with receptions. I would only get a half a signal with Intel and a full reception with the Gigabyte. I have a dLink N router.
     
    kanehi, Mar 6, 2008
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    lucas1974 Newbie

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    Hi. just trying to make the same decision. I guess Wireless N will not be of much profit regarding mbps where Wireless N is not the norm, but... is there any profit at all? Is there any gain in range or signal strength when connecting to a G router?
    thanks in advance. Lucas
     
    lucas1974, Apr 17, 2008
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  17. stevey5036

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    Not really. G is going to be around for a long time yet... so its not necessarily a bad choice to just go with G for now.
     
    stevey5036, Apr 17, 2008
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