T43p wifi question with Intel wifi

[Hans Gruber]

I have two Intel wifi cards and just received my T43p backup. It came with the Intel FRU 27k9936. My old T43 has intel FRU 93p4235

Which wifi card is better?

[ajkula66]

They're both 2915ABG, arguably the worst mini PCI wireless card ever found in a ThinkPad.

[Hans Gruber]

I figured you would say that. I thought that was the wifi card but didn't take the time searching the thinkpad forum to confirm this. Perhaps the TP Link card is my next step. On a side note, one of the keys popped out of the keyboard and the hinges broke on a key. I discovered not all T43 keyboards are the same and the internals are not always interchangeable. I have one backup keyboard that has the same keyboard scissors. I have more than 30 chances to get it right.

[Hans Gruber]

For the very worst Thinkpad Wifi card, this intel card carries a signal very well and the download and upload speeds are very good.

Anyway here are the specs on this T43p (backup T43p).
Based 2668-74U: Pentium M 760(2.0GHz), 2GB RAM, 80GB HDD, 14.1in 1400x1050 LCD, 128MB ATI FireGL V3200, CD-RW/DVD-R Multi-Burner, Intel 802.11abg wireless, Bluetooth/Modem, 1Gb Ether, UltraNav, Sec Chip, FPR, WinXP Pro

It's not perfect but it was very inexpensive. I used the 2 X1GB ram sticks from my T61 that I got for this T43p. I still have a 1GB stick in my old T43. I have a green 6 cell IBM battery and two green 9 cell IBM batteries. I have 3 genuine IBM chargers and one more somewhere in boxes. I will probably order a new T43 keyboard from China for this Thinkpad as I have destroyed a junker keyboard that came with the other T43p.