Question on Wireless Cards

Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card

Is there a difference in the N and the g?
or is the Next-Gen better than the 1505?
Also which card will work the best on a college campus that supports wireless internet fully across it?

 

It would depend on if the campus supports draft-N (which i doubt). The dell Wireless N and Intel Wireless N are probably pretty much the same except for the name, however they are both faster than G.

 

Any ideas how i can find out what the campus supports or should I go with G to be safe?

 

Go with the N regardless because i believe they support a/b/g/n and not just N. However you should check with dell to make sure.

 

Alright thanks for the help

 

You will be just as "safe" on your campus regardless if you get the N or G wireless cards. N cards are backwards compatible with G, so you will have no problems.

 

And N is faster but does anyone no if there is ANY difference between the
Intel or the DeLL version ive searched on google for awhile and havent found any answers

 

Nevermind..found it

Product Description
The Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N product is an embedded 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N1 PCIe*
Mini Card network adapter that operates in both the 2.4 GHz and 5.0 GHz spectra.
It delivers high throughput and a host of features that enhance today's mobile lifestyle.
300 Mbps2 Draft-N1 data rates offer major improvement over 802.11a/g
54 Mbps rates


The Wireless 1505 PCI Express® WLAN Mini Card from Dell™ adds draft-802.11n Wi-Fi® capabilities to Laptops, PCs and other devices that support PCI Express bus architecture. By supporting multiple simultaneous data (or spatial) streams, Wireless 1505 adapters can achieve data rates of up to 270 Mbps and more reliable wireless coverage. In addition, dual-band operation allows these cards to be compatible with other 802.11a/b/g devices and provide Wi-Fi users with an enhanced multimedia experience. This product has been tested and validated on Dell systems and is compatible with Dell Systems. It is supported by Dell Technical Support when used with a Dell system.

for anyone who might have the same question
Im going to go with the Intel
I trust their products more and it is 30 mbps faster essentially 10 dollars isnt much more for a 2k laptop

 

Thats only worth it if your network supports draft N though, which i doubt

 

So technically if it doesn't support draft N then i should get the DeLL card?

 

No, get the N if you want it future proof, though by the time G will be too slow, youll probably need a new laptop anyway.

Also, just for your own knowlegde, you should find out what type of wireless your University supports.

 

Yeah im trying to on their website right now but im not really looking hard im triple tasking and all

 

Dell cards are Broadcom chipset based, whereas Intel are Intel based.
Broadcom cards had been flaky in the past, but they seem to be alright for day-to-day duties nowadays.
N-draft is not a standard yet (hence the draft), this might change - but so far there is no clear alternative to it (remember HD-DVD vs Blue-Ray DVD war).
If you want something that you know will always work, and you are tight on cash get the G card, otherwise get the N card (it has a better chipset nonetheless).

 

The Draft N or just the N card?

 

There is no such thing as "N" card yet They are all Draft N. The term Draft means that the "standard" by which all cards can be labeled 802.11N has not been ratified. Or... its still in Draft form. We hope that most hardware out there can be firmware updated to be "N" compliant when a standard is ratified but there are no real guarantees.

 

Alright ill just go with the Intel
I feel they are a better company to buy from as they create Great processors why not trust their wireless card?