OK. The 2.4GHz band setting is set at 20MHz width on both the router and the wireless cards (choices are 20MHz or Auto). The 5GHz band setting is set at Auto width on both the router and wireless cards (choices again are 20MHz or Auto).

So, In summary (if I'm understanding this correctly):

The N2200 is a single band dual stream (for 2x150mbps on the 2.4GHz band)?
The N6205 is a dual band dual stream (for 2x150mbps on either band)?
The N6300 is a dual band triple stream (for 3x150mbps on either band)?

???

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Sat Oct 10, 2020 6:25 am

If you care that much about speed, why don't you get an AC 7260? Your Netgear R7000 supports the 802.11ac band, right?

Yes, the r7000 does but the T430 doesn't, without a BIOS mod to get around the whitelist (and I don't want to get into that).

Installed the N6300. I can get a 300 or 450mbps connection to my router on 5GHz and 144 or 217mbps on 2.4GHz. pretty consistently.

The plot thickens???

Is that triple streams on both 2.5GHz and 5GHz bands? I thought the 6300 had 2x2.4GHz streams and 1x5GHz stream(?) If that's the case, how can I get 3 streams when I can only have 2.4GHz or 5 GHz (not both).

OK, so I get it now for the streams: "if you had a 4-stream N router, you could get up to 4*150Mbps = 600Mbps. To get this maximum, you had to have a device with a 4-stream radio onboard " So, the N2200 will have two 2.4GHz N streams with my R7000 router (300mbps). The N6300 will have two 2.4GHz N s...

OK, 20+ year thinkpad user. Not an expert on networks. Looking for some education on wifi card specifications and wifi performance capabilities. My T430 came with an Intel Wireless-N 2200 wifi card. Updated it to a dual band card - Intel Wireless-N 6205. Updated later to an Ultimate-N 6300. Here are...

Just in case anybody else has similar issues unique to the Lenovo wifi compatibility, has anybody just removed the mini-PCI card and used a USB nano card instead?

Thanks but like I say, I don't want to mess with a 3rd party BIOS. If I can get faster speeds (from multiple streams or bands) with the lenovo cards, I'll do that but if not, I'll just stay where I am.

Thanks RBS. I would love an AC card but I don't want to mess around with and aftermarket BIOS. My ISP speed is 300Mbps and it'a a Netgear R7000 dual band 1900 (600 + 1300) A,B,G,N,AC router. So I'm not sure if I gain anything with either the N6205 or N6300 over the N2200 card (other than the 5GHz ba...

OK folks, our 4 T430 ThinkPads are still chugging along just fine with Windows 10 and an SSD in each. One of them has the Intel N-2200 (from 2012) wifi card which is only a 2.5 GHz band card. The specs say its a single band dual stream wireless N-card ("300mbps"). I replaced it with an older Intel N...

Hmmm........ my T430 has the 9mm bay and the rubber drive adapters in your AliExpress link (???) The 7 mm drive would wobble around if it didn't have the adapters.

The 9.5mm drive will fit in the bay but the SATA connector doesn't line up correctly.

After almost 20 years of jacking Thinkpads my observation is that (especially with the newer models - T400/500 and up) the biggest gains in performance are from 1) SSD upgrade, and 2) RAM upgrade. I've found that processor upgrades have had little practical improvement in performance.

Just sayin'

I have 4 T430 computers all working just fine with Windows 10. The shop didn't connect the keyboard connector properly when they reinstalled it (or broke something in the process).

After a clean install of Windows 10 on the T460p, it should activate automatically and will install most of the key drivers (particularly the wireless driver). Download the Lenovo Vantage application (does mostly the same thing as, and I think replaces, the older service bridge and system update). T...

Don't get anything older than a T430. And if you want newer, pass on the T440 (funky touchpad and low power CPU). I have T430 with the last of the "M" CPUs (i5-3320m) and a T460 with the newer low power CPU (i5-6300u). Both have SSDs and Windows 10 and they are more than fast enough for anything oth...

I have 3 T430 computers with the i5-3520m CPU and one with the I7-3520m CPU. I don't see any difference between them. Now, going from windows 7 on a HDD to windows 10 on an SSD made a world of difference on both!

Well, sounds pretty much like a software issue. Do you have Lenovo Vantage installed on your computer? If so, use the System Update app to make sure you have the latest Lenovo driver and not an older Microsoft driver.

Careful, some batteries from earlier T series won't work with later models (notwithstanding the fact that they physically will fit). Double check the T410 battery will work in the T430.

The T460 will not be significantly faster than the T430. The T430 has the last of the non-U CPUs (i5-3320m). The T460 has the low power i5-6300u which is only marginally (very marginally) faster than the i5-3320m CPU, despite being 3 generations newer. Now, if you want a smaller, lighter Thinkpad wi...

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Well, kinda depends on what processor you would get in a T480 but I doubt you will notice a significant difference. In general, for internet activities, the host service will determine how "fast" your browsing experience is (assuming you have reasonably fast ISP and local network). You may want to c...

True, but in a laptop, you get what you get. I think the D/A converter and amp would have to be pretty bad before you could hear any difference through those awful Thinkpad speakers!

The bulges on the inside bottom of the display surround are common (the delicate plastic clips get broken off or aren't pushed in far enough) but I've never seen one on the outside of the top cover.

Lenovo T430 keyboard (Alps - white buttons under keys).

Like new condition but missing "B" key.

$5.00 plus shipping. CONUS only.

Excellent condition. Has touchpad, touchpad buttons, and fingerprint reader. Bought earlier this year intending to replace the palmrest in my T420 but ended up selling the computer.

$15 plus shipping, CONUS only.

If the speakers in the T450 are the same as the T460 (I see no reason they wouldn't be) then this post just baffles me. The speakers in my T460 are just plain awful, Dolby Audio notwithstanding!

You can also download Windows 10 and install it on your computer. The product activation key stored in your existing OS will be used to activate Windows 10. If not, just use the Windows 7 key in the battery compartment.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/softwar ... /windows10

Well, I have a T460 (not a T460s) with 1903 and have not had that problem. Mine was a clean install from the Microsoft download page, not an upgrade.