The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Atheros or Intel chipset ?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by AMDaddict, Apr 8, 2008.

  1. AMDaddict

    AMDaddict Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    7
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Some people said that WIFI LAN 802.11 a/b/g with Atheros chipset
    has better performance compared with the Intel ones.

    Any detail explanation on this ?
     
    AMDaddict, Apr 8, 2008
    #1
  2. andygb40

    andygb40 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    99
    Messages:
    755
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    From my experience of both of these, there isn't really any difference in performance, it really depends on how good the wireless access point is set up and what nearby interferences there are. One report I have read stated that the Atheros 802.11a/b/g chipset had trouble when there was overlappting networks in the area (eg :eek:ne network on channel 1 another on channel 2). I am currently using the Atheros AR5008X wireless card and have had no problems with any of the networks I have connected to.
     
    andygb40, Apr 8, 2008
    #2
  3. laser21

    laser21 Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

    Reputations:
    69
    Messages:
    179
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Atheros is only better at 802.11n. Also just with some routers. It is dependant on what chipset the router has. In 802.11g it really doesnt matter. What counts though, is having a good antenna.
     
    laser21, Apr 8, 2008
    #3
  4. WackyT

    WackyT Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    906
    Messages:
    1,389
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    56
    The Atheros cards I installed in my Dell and IBM laptops are definitely more dependable than the Intel cards that came in them from the manufacturers.
     
    WackyT, Apr 8, 2008
    #4
  5. nobscot6

    nobscot6 Wise One

    Reputations:
    419
    Messages:
    1,364
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    go w/ atheros

    more dependable

    more compatible w/linksys, d-link, etc, N routers w/ atheros chipsets.....better speed and distance.....
     
    nobscot6, Apr 8, 2008
    #5