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    T520 WIFI adapter- Is the Advanced-N 6205 worth $20.00 more

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by JWBlue, Jan 23, 2012.

  1. JWBlue

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    Versus the ThinkPad b/g/n?

    What about the N-6300?
     
    JWBlue, Jan 23, 2012
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    I'd definitely avoid the "ThinkPad b/g/n", which is a Realtek adapter. Blows chunks.

    6205 or 6300 all the way. If you want 3x3 (300mbps speeds), you'll need the 6300.
     
    Colonel O'Neill, Jan 23, 2012
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  3. JWBlue

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    is 300 mbps widely available now?
     
    JWBlue, Jan 23, 2012
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    3x3 is 450 Mbps, 2x2 is 300 Mbps.
     
    kirayamato26, Jan 23, 2012
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    Owned both cards and there is a noticeable difference in the 6250 model over the Thinkpad standard model. Well worth the upgrade if you ask me.
     
    jwolf7722, Jan 23, 2012
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    Not just the speeds, but also drivers are terrible for non Intel wireless cards. Totally worth 20 bucks, AND you wouldn't have to hunt down a Lenovo FRU WLAN card as Lenovo whitelists WLAN cards.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 23, 2012
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    i have the realtek 8192se in my t500 and linux drivers suck, drops the signal all the time. I really regret cheaping out on the wlan. It works fine in windows though.

    if you are planning on using linux I would read up on how good the realtek compatibility is vs intel.
     
    pi3guy, Jan 24, 2012
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