Dell Wireless-N 1505 vs. INTEL 4965 802.11n

Dell is offering XPS M1330s with both wireless cards so i`m wondering what is the deference, which one actually is better?

 

I believe that the Intel 4965 has a better range than the dell Truemobile 1505.
Usually the intel wireles cards have better ranges and connectivity than the dell truemobile cards.
The 1505 is a dell truemobile card.
The upgrade to teh 4965 should not be more than $30 or so, so its definitely worth the upgrade if you are always on the go.

K-TRON

 

People who go with the Dell cards almost always regret it because they're plagued with connectivity issues.

 

The Dell cards are almost always manufactured by Broadcom. I've used LOT of Dell Truemobile cards in various laptops over the years. It is apparent that it is a budget oriented part compared to the Intel cards. I have direct experience with the Intel N card which I have now in my laptop but no direct experience with the Dell N card. However I will say that a few of the Dell Truemobile cards I experienced were somewhat problematic and have problems either finding an AP or staying connected or both. Dell however does support their Truemobile cards fairly well and do release firmware updates periodically. I had to do firmware updates for a few in order for them to perform satisfactorily, and performance was still not quite as good as the Intel cards.

 

The Intel cards are just better. They're also very well supported for 64 bit. And the latest kernels have support for Intel cards built in.

 

I've used both and and didn't notice a difference. Intel isn't better just cause it's more expensive. Both won't use the 5.0ghz band to get 270mps theoretical transfer speed though which... is... annoying.

 

Agreed star882. My experiences that I referred to was in 32 bit XP. With Vista x64 I'm currently running I had an Intel 3945ABG and now currently have a 4965AGN so I can't comment on the Dell Truemobiles on x64.

Oh by the way....hook em! Sorry, just had to say that. Went to UT for 8 years for both undergrad and doctorate. I have nothing against Aggies though. I'm in Maryland now but miss Texas. Texas is a MUCH better place to be.

 

Compared to the Intel ABGN in my m1330, the Dell Wireless N in my 1520 has poor range (about half). Throughput was the comparable, but the range was not even close. With my D-Link N Router, the Intel ABGN would get signal a few hundred feet up the street.

 

I might suggest checking to make sure all three wires are connected to the card...I've heard sometimes that only two are connected for some reason or another. May be worth a check if you haven't looked already.

 

get the 4965...........

 

I had bad experience with Broadcom. If Dell wireless card were manufactured by Broadcom, I'll prefer Intel Wireless N.

 

IMO, you're much better off w/ the Intel Card. I have not read any good comments about the Dell broadcom cards...........

 

i would go for the intel card to ive seen dell cards have problem believe it was driver wise)

 

Seems the answer is pretty clear. Thanks guys!

 

you may even want to consider the new Atheros AG5008 it's a draft n that is said to have more range and speed especially when paired w/ a Newer Dlink router that is based on the Atheros chipset..

from other posts i've read in the network group,, the new Atheros OWNs the current intel draft-n and totally spanks it with the right router!