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    Which Wireless Card for T60?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by corymcnutt, Oct 31, 2006.

  1. corymcnutt

    corymcnutt Notebook Consultant

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    I just ordered a T60 with the Intel wireless card, but have since read where a few people said the ThinkPad wireless card is better and some that say the Atheros is best. I assumed that Intel was the way to go and would be compatable with all software, etc. Any thoughts on this? Is the Atheros a built-in card or does it use the PC card slot? Thanks!
     
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    zachtib Notebook Consultant

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    They're both built-in

    and I say Atheros all the way
     
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    Is the Atheros card the same as the ThinkPad branded one?
     
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    I read in another post that ThinkPad uses Atheros chips.
     
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    mark7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Check out this thread here
     
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    corymcnutt Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the link...I tried to search before but did not find anything. I guess Wireless cards are like "opinions", eveybody has one! :) I will wait till my T60 comes in and try it to see what signal strength I get, if it is low, then I may opt for the TP. Thanks, Mark!
     
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