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    Bigfoot Killer wireless

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by calxn, Jul 15, 2011.

  1. calxn

    calxn Notebook Geek

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    Anyone have ordered a notebook with this card? Since it's a wireless card, I would think connecting directly to ethernet would be better. Anyone have experience to share on this?
     
    calxn, Jul 15, 2011
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  2. Chappa'ai

    Chappa'ai Notebook Guru

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    No wireless will ever compare to ethernet due to the packet acceptance that wireless must go thru.

    Wireless card: "did you get my packet?"
    Router: "yup, i got it."
    Wireless card: "did you get my packet?"
    Router: "yup, i got it."
    repeat....
     
    Chappa'ai, Jul 15, 2011
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  3. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

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    Even the fastest wireless N (Intel 6300) can only do a theoretical 450Mbps (in reality, due to interference and range it will be less than that). The onboard 1Gbps wired connection will always be 2-3x faster and have lower latency than wireless.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Jul 15, 2011
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  4. Hambledon

    Hambledon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Agree, but many of us have no choice but to connect via wireless. I am looking for a Bigfoot Killer Wireless-N 1103 which will, at times, help get a connection when I otherwise may not. If any of the retailers on here sell the card by itself let us know for I would like to buy one.
     
    Hambledon, Jul 15, 2011
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  5. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    My router is 450 Mbps capable (Apple Airport Extreme), and my notebook has the Intel 6300. It's the only device on the 5 GHz band, and mine is the only 5 GHz network in the area. My notebook is about 10 feet from the router, and there are no walls or obstructions.

    All that said, I am able to connect at a full 450 Mbps only rarely. Most of the time I'm between 350-405 Mbps, with the rare drop to 270-300.
     
    saturnotaku, Jul 15, 2011
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  6. Catan

    Catan Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, for most people the 6230 is more than sufficient.
     
    Catan, Jul 15, 2011
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  7. Aikimox

    Aikimox Weihenstephaner!

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    It's not about speed guys. It's about prioritizing packets of data. Even the slowest link can see a huge improvement in ping and lag reduction in games with killer cards. I love my 1102, it kicks the 6300 in online games and video streaming.
     
    Aikimox, Jul 15, 2011
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    Altered Phoenix Notebook Evangelist

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    Then why on earth don't you use a 10 foot Ethernet cable to get the full 450?
     
    Altered Phoenix, Jul 15, 2011
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  9. Lithus

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    Like Aikimox said, it's about latency, not bandwidth. No game is going to require 450 Mbps, games don't even require 4 Mbps. What Killer cards do is they can say "hey, this is a game packet, I'm going to send it right away instead of putting it in a queue behind this bittorrent packet". Reduced latency = reduced lag.
     
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  10. Anthony@MALIBAL

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    In all fairness, all wireless cards can do this. It's the *software* that the Killer cards have that do it (and you can do it yourself with more time and elbow grease if you really want to through your router). However, you really can't do much to control overall ping/jitter because that's more heavily dependent on the WAN (Wide Area Network) controlled by your ISP than it is on your LAN side. The packets may need to make 10's of jumps outside your router before they reach their destination- that one router you control just doesn't add up to much of the transit time.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Jul 16, 2011
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