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    Best Mini-PCIe half-size WiFi card?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by spleenharvester, Nov 23, 2013.

  1. spleenharvester

    spleenharvester Notebook Enthusiast

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    As title, I thought the 6300 originally but I see some other models out, e.g Killer NICs?

    I have three antennas and a 5GHz band I intend to use. Is the 6300 still my best option?
     
    spleenharvester, Nov 23, 2013
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  2. cbautis2

    cbautis2 Notebook Consultant

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    You can check these reviews and see if the extra price for the Killer is worth it.

    Head to Head: Bigfoot Killer Wireless-N 1102 vs. Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 | Maximum PC

    Benchmark Results: PerformanceTest, 5.0 GHz - Killer Wireless-N 1103 Review: Can Qualcomm Take On Centrino?
     
    cbautis2, Nov 23, 2013
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  3. spleenharvester

    spleenharvester Notebook Enthusiast

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    Went with the Intel 5300 in the end, found a "brand new" card (somehow I doubt it though) for £9. Absolutely no regrets, went from 25Mb/s down on my old card to 50Mb/s down on the 5300, with 60Mb/s being the speed over Ethernet. Far faster than any other computer in the house!

    This is on a Dell E5500 btw.
     
    spleenharvester, Dec 16, 2013
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  4. Qing Dao

    Qing Dao Notebook Deity

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    That is good. I "upgraded" my 5300 to a 6300 and performance actually seemed worse, although they are almost identical.
     
    Qing Dao, Dec 17, 2013
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