Difrences between Atheros AR5BMB5 vs Intel 2915ABG

I bought 20 Intel 2915ABG mini-pci cards, and 15 Atheros AR5BMB5 mini-pci cards, to upgrade several of my laptops.

Are there any difrences such as wider range, or ampflication power or other things between these 2 cards ?

 

Atheros AR5BMB5 Laptop Wireless 802.11g Notebook Wifi MS-6877 T60N874.05 LF


Model : AR5BMB5



Description
Atheros AR5BMB5 Mini PCI 108M B30

Product attributes

Name: Atheros 2414
Manufacturer: Atheros
Product Type: AR5005G
Access port: Mini-PCI
Technical Standard: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE
802.11g; CCX v2
Effective distance: indoor (open space): 35 ~ 300 meters
Transmission Band: 2.4GHz
Transfer rate: 802.11b: Up to 11
Mbps; 802.11g: Up to 108 Mbps;

Device Type: Wireless Mini PCI Card
Security Type: WPA, WEP, 802.1x
Specifications Size: 4.5cm X 6.0cm half-height card
Maximum transfer rate: 108Mbps

【Details】: Late in the Atheros 5213a wireless card Atheros 2414a release has more than Atheros 5213a, and INTEL 2915ABG network card such as the earlier 98% less power consumption, and support eXtended Range (XR) operation. XR can connect the access points farther away, but also for the signal is weak, can not connect to the network of family environment to provide wireless connectivity. Superior performance, non-ordinary card can be compared
Atheros fifth generation with 2414 chips! Maximum support to 108M

 

The Intel ® PRO/Wireless Network Connection
is an embedded 802.11a/b/g MiniPCI adapter
operating in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz spectrum.
This solution is based on the MiniPCI Type 3B
form factor designed to meet the space and size
requirements for thin and lightweight notebook
computer systems.
Key Features
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g standard tri-mode Wi-Fi
CERTIFIED* Wireless LAN support (2.4 GHz
and 5 GHz) 1
• Up to 54 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz (Note:
802.11b up to 11 Mbps and 802.11a/g up to
54 Mbps throughput)
• Industry-standard Wireless LAN security
support is available (802.1X, 802.11i, WEP,
WPA*, WPA2*, Hardware AES) 2


Technical Specifications
Model Name Intel ® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection (WM3B2915ABG)
Dimensions (H x W x D) 1.75 in x 2.35 in x 0.19 in (44.60 mm x 59.75 mm x 4.9 mm)
Weight 13g
Antenna Interface Connector Hirose U.FL-R-SMT mates with cable connector U.FL-LP-066
Dual-diversity Antenna On-board dual-diversity switching support for systems designed with two antennas
Radio ON/OFF control 5 Supported by both hardware and software
Connector Interface MiniPCI Type III edge connector
LEDs Output Link, Activity
Operating System Microsoft Windows* XP (Professional, Home, Tablet), 2000
Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi CERTIFIED* for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band, WMM*, WPA*, and WPA2*
WHQL Yes
MiniPCI Compliant Yes
WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, 802.11d, 802.11h, 802.11i, and 802.11e
Architecture Infrastructure or ad hoc (peer-to-peer). Ad hoc mode limited in some IEEE 802.11a frequencies.
Roaming 4 802.11a/b/g compliant for seamless roaming between respective access points
(802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11b)
Security
• Cisco Compatible Extensions (including
LEAP, CKIP, EAP-FAST) support available 2
• Support for antenna diversity enables
optimized WLAN performance for multi-
antenna systems
• Intel ® Wireless Coexistence System Phase 2
capability enables Bluetooth* co-existence
including Bluetooth Priority Signaling 1
• Support for Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM*) 3
• Products are RoHS compliant

• Authentication • LEAP, 2 WPA, 2 802.1X, EAP-TLS, EAP-FAST, PEAP
• Encryption • CKIP, TKIP, 128-bit and 64-bit WEP, Hardware AES 2
Product Safety UL, C-UL, CB (IEC 60590)
Compliance Cisco Compatible Extensions*, Wi-Fi Alliance

 

The Atheros is a better card. 108mbps compared to 54mbps. Atheros also has extended range which does make a difference when connected to an Atheros router.

 

Thanks for the information, Shawn.