Wireless card options, Please help me

Hello, I am getting a Dell 1420 but I am stuck when it comes to wireless card, please help out

Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card [Included in Price]
IntelJ3945 802.11a/g Mini-card [add $40 or $1/month1]
Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Mini Card [add $20]
Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card [add $60 or $1/month1]

what would u recommend and what is the difference?

Thanks in Advance and I love you guys very much =D

 

I'd recommend the Dell 1505 Wireless-N for one main reason. It'll guarantee your laptop come wired with 3 antennas.

So if you want to swap it out to another N based wifi card, when Draft-N is finalized, you won't have to deal with only having 2 antennas and trying to fit in a 3rd.

Of course, there is possibility that you will still have 3 antennas when you pick the other cards, but no guarantee.

As for actual difference? 1390, 1490, main difference is 1490 supports 802.11a, something most people don't use. Intel 3945 is basically similar to Dell 1490 but I feel Intel is better of those two. Dell 1505 is the one of the newer cards in that it supports Draft-N.

edit:
Wow $60 to upgrade to the Dell 1505, thats a bit of a ripoff though. I bought Intel 4965 (Intel's version of Dell 1505) for $36.

 

Well usually what Dell does is that they use a renamed card that they bought from another company. Such as using an Atheros based wireless card for their dell comps. Usually these cards are better than the Intel ones as in it has better range and coverage.

 

Oh if thats the case, Dell using Atheros then thats good. And actually that does make sense, I can't see Dell making their own wifi cards.

 

I think 60 bucks to upgrade to N is a rip-off too =[