PRO/Wireless 3945 a/g vs. Next-Gen N

Well, im sure this has been asked before so sorry if i missed the thread, but can someone tell me the difference here and is it really worth the 30$ difference? How do they compare in terms of range and speed and stuff?

 

30$ is huge considering that the Intel Draft N chip only costs 40$.

Pretty much the advantige is that you get draft N as an extra. If you only have a a/b/g router then there is no advantige. Draft N does the same thing as the others but it can reach speeds of up to 300mbit. The range is said to be greater too but ofcourse at bigger distances the speed is cut down. I have not seen any reviews of the intel chip so it is hard to tell right now. But remember it will not effect your normal a/b/g wifi.

It is a futuer technology and routers that support it costs a big premium. I would get it anyway. Hopefully draft N will be standard and mainstream in a year or so.

 

When purchased with a new nb you also get all of the wiring needed to work with 11n. It uses 3 antennas vs 2 for abg.

 

Is there anywhere on the net that might tell you how to add this third wire? I noticed it when I replaced my Dell Wireless card with one of the new Intel 4965AGN cards. I can connect at highspeeds, but it quickly drops off. Perhaps this third wire missing is the issue? I have it connected to a Linksys WRT150N router, which only has 2 antennas itself.

 

You have to go back to the mfg of the NB, and order the part. Some mfg may pre-wire their LCD with 3 antennas.

 

How about the PCMCIA Draft N cards? Will you see much of a speed advantage of 802.11 G?

 

No change in 11g, you will see a boost in 11n. Some 11g have a 108mbps or 125mbps. I have a 11g by usr that is 125mbps, there is a definate increase. Now remember that it is still 1/2 duplex so it's not as fast as wired.