The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Network Card?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Garandhero, Dec 24, 2011.

  1. Garandhero

    Garandhero Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    262
    Messages:
    1,522
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Is there a big difference between the

    Internal 802.11B/G/N LAN and Bluetooth Card

    Intel® 6230 Advanced-N 802.11A/B/G/N LAN and Bluetooth Card

    Intel® 6300 Ultimate-N 802.11A/B/G/N LAN Card

    Currently my shipping is set to come with the basic one the
    Internal 802.11B/G/N LAN and Bluetooth Card

    Is it worth upgrading this?
     
    Garandhero, Dec 24, 2011
    #1
  2. ettornio

    ettornio Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    331
    Messages:
    945
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Yes, it is absolutely worth upgrading to the Intel wi-fi card. The difference between the Intel 6230 and the Intel 6300 is that the Intel 6300 does NOT have Bluetooth capability built-in. The reason for this is that it has a third wi-fi antenna to further increase its range (trust me--the range on the 6300 is absolutely unreal).
     
    ettornio, Dec 24, 2011
    #2
  3. Garandhero

    Garandhero Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    262
    Messages:
    1,522
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Ok I contacted Malibal and they changed my order to the Intel 6230 - I went with that one because I do want the Bluetooth option.

    Thanks.
     
    Garandhero, Dec 24, 2011
    #3
  4. MALIBAL

    MALIBAL Company Representative

    Reputations:
    479
    Messages:
    1,068
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    55
    Your order is updated, Garand. :)
     
    MALIBAL, Dec 24, 2011
    #4
  5. Garandhero

    Garandhero Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    262
    Messages:
    1,522
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    56
    You guys are the best... working on Christmas eve day.

    +1
     
    Garandhero, Dec 24, 2011
    #5
  6. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

    Reputations:
    616
    Messages:
    2,771
    Likes Received:
    3
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Yes there is a difference. Here are the specifics:

    Stock: 1x1 antennas (send/receive), 150Mbps, Bluetooth included
    6230: 2x2 antennas, 300Mbps, Bluetooth included
    6300: 3x3 antennas, 450Mbps, No Bluetooth

    If you have a router that supports the higher speeds, the better cards will make a pretty big difference. However, it doesn't matter how fast the cards are if you want to use them to say, upload files to the internet. This would be limited by your internet connection speed, not your local connection.

    The more antennas also improve your signal quality at higher ranges.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Dec 24, 2011
    #6
  7. SMOKE_SKULL

    SMOKE_SKULL Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    183
    Messages:
    1,030
    Likes Received:
    133
    Trophy Points:
    81
    I have the 6230 W BT and am super happy with it. It does only have 2 antena connectors. I only use the 5GHZ setting as a backup. It has shorter range, but better D/L speeds. Still nothing like being hardwired to the router though.
     
    SMOKE_SKULL, Dec 24, 2011
    #7
  8. Ekulz

    Ekulz Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    16
    Messages:
    134
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    I heard people say that the intel cards have better driver support too or something. I decided to upgrade too.
     
    Ekulz, Dec 24, 2011
    #8
  9. HawkEye007

    HawkEye007 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    HawkEye007, Dec 24, 2011
    #9