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    differences between these wireless cards

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by palemoonrises, Jan 7, 2010.

  1. palemoonrises

    palemoonrises Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm a little confused with these wireless cards on the t510... what's the main difference?



    Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters Help me decide
    Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
    Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 [add $20.00] [New]
    Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 [add $40.00] [New]


    ultimate? advanced? standard? ? lol.
     
    palemoonrises, Jan 7, 2010
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    garga Notebook Guru

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    The main difference seems to be the theoretical max. speed you can achieve using them. I think it has to do with the number of channels they support and antennas inside - would be something like 150, 300, 450 mbps. Of course you need suitable router/ap to get such speeds.
     
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    njsss Notebook Geek

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    what about Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250? $15 more than the ultimate.
     
    njsss, Jan 7, 2010
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    kaede Notebook Consultant

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    i got feeling this one is something like a new feature that u will use it about the next 2-3 year ? but then again we need supporting AP to do that.

    just my 2 cents wimax coverage is very wide
     
    kaede, Jan 7, 2010
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  5. palemoonrises

    palemoonrises Notebook Enthusiast

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    I live in florida, and as far as I know. there isn't any WIMax here. So the most expensive option does me no good :p I just wish the "help me decide" page actually told me more about each card. Pilfering thru intel's site is a nightmare.
     
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    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    I haven't seen final specs, but I can take a pretty educated guess.

    The 6300 is likely a direct successor to the 5300. It will have a 3x3 antenna array and support up to 450mbps with the appropriate router.

    The 6200 is likely a successor to the 5100. It will have a 1x2 or 2x2 array and support up to 300mbps. In most cases this will perform very nearly as well as well as the 6300.

    The 6250 is the same as the 6200. Except, it has the added benefit of WiMax. If you live in a city with coverage ( Clear WiMax map) it may be worth getting. WiMax is also called 4G and is a high speed alternative to WWAN. However, coverage is still limited.

    The 1000 is probably a cost reduced model. I would guess it still has a 1x2 array but may have other compromises. It may also only support 20MHz mode and cap at 130mbps. However, I'm just guessing here.

    Read the 802.11N performance link in my sig for comparisons between the 5100 and 5300 (most should apply to the 6200 and 6300).

    EDIT: Amazing what a quick Google search will turn up.
     
    jonlumpkin, Jan 7, 2010
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    zephir Notebook Deity

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