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    Intel wireless or this PCMCIA wireless card ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Safrout, Nov 22, 2006.

  1. Safrout

    Safrout Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have a Lenovo 300 N100 with interl wireless built-in

    and i got this card in the link below for free , which they claim that it supports MIMO and WMM for better range and mutlimedia playback

    so will this card be really that better than the intel , so i shall use it , or i better go sell it for anything and keep using the intel's chipset

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16839322003
     
    Safrout, Nov 22, 2006
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  2. Lil Mayz

    Lil Mayz Notebook Deity

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    I would just sell it. In my experience, the Intel Wireless Chips are fantastic and are far more reliable and better than external wireless cards.

    Just use the Intel chip, it will do the job probably better.

    As with speed, if you are just using them for Internet, then you wont notice any speed difference at all. If you are transferring files wirelessly of Many Gigabytes, then the MIMO chip might be faster.
     
    Lil Mayz, Nov 22, 2006
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  3. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    I personally just dislike having PCMCIA thingies hanging out of my notebook. I'd get the Intel internal card, and only if you need the MIMO and such should you plug that card in. There's no law against having multiple network interfaces on a machine ;)
     
    Pitabred, Nov 22, 2006
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  4. Safrout

    Safrout Notebook Enthusiast

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    so this MIMO and WMM really works ??

    i was afraid that it was just names without any real acts
     
    Safrout, Nov 22, 2006
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