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    Killer Wireless-AC 1525 vs Intel Wireless-AC 7265

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, May 31, 2015.

  1. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    I had a Killer Wireless 1202 before in my ASUS laptop and that darn card was full of issues not because of the card itself, but becasuse of the crappy Qualcomm Drivers.

    Now when buying a new Sager, we have the option to choose either the Killer Wireless-AC 1525 or Intel Wireless-AC 7265

    Which would you choose? Does the Killer Wireless 1525 also suffer from driver issues (blue screens, disconnections, etc) or is it better to go with the Intel option? I currently have the Intel AC7260 (revised edition) which is a newer than the original 7260 and it has been nothing but great, not a single disconnection and very low ping rates according to speedtest.net (4ms)
     
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  2. Captain_Bobby

    Captain_Bobby Notebook Consultant

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    Those Qualcomm drivers were giving me problems back in 2012 with my 1103 and it doesn't sound like it got any better for you in 2014.

    My 1103 is gathering dust in my parts bin while my Intel card and the Intel drivers are humming along just fine.

    In my latest build I just ordered from Mythlogic, I chose the Intel card rather than the Killer because I don't have faith in the Qualcomm drivers.

    Bobby
     
    Captain_Bobby, May 31, 2015
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  3. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    I have Killer Wireless 1525 and it works fine without any issue. latest killer drivers are pretty stable.
     
    bigspin, May 31, 2015
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  4. Blacky

    Blacky Notebook Prophet

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    I use the 1103 , took me a while to get the right drivers installed. Works fine now.
     
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  5. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    yeah that makes me not wanna take any chances with Qualcrap Drivers
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, May 31, 2015
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    Your mileage may vary. The 7260 AC drivers got a lot of flack also. It's cliche to say it, but to each their own experience.
     
    Prostar Computer, Jun 2, 2015
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    I bought the 7260 revised edition and been using the 17.0.6 drivers since day one, not a single disconnect and the ping rate on speedtest.net is 4 ms
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Jun 2, 2015
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  8. sethk

    sethk Notebook Guru

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    The latest 7265 drivers are good, but the earlier windows 8.1 64-bit drivers from intel had a LOT of issues. On multiple laptops from different companies. Luckily it's been resolved, and big picture, Intel is very reliable for having good wifi/drivers in the long term (W10, etc.)
     
    sethk, Jun 28, 2015
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  9. Meaker@Sager

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    Both sides have had issues, but either does work I have found.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 28, 2015
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  10. Elipsus

    Elipsus Notebook Consultant

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    Hum, a little bit off topic, but how much ram/CPU does the killer utility software uses ? i'm always worried of these soft, as i have already 100Mo of ram used by Razer synapse and sound blaster....i prefer "light" programms :)

    Elipsus
     
    Elipsus, Jun 29, 2015
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  11. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    I don't remember it as being a massive hog...
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 30, 2015
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