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packman · #1 Post by **packman** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:41 am

Please help I have ordered a T61 with ThinkPad 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Express Adapter, should I change it to

Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN, which.

Thank you,

musicman476 · #2 Post by **musicman476** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:44 am

Nope! The general conensus around here is that the Thinkpad cards (Atheros) perform better than the Intel cards. The tradeoff, however, is that apparently the TP cards use more power. A quick search will find several posts on the issue.

DT

Dead1nside · #3 Post by **Dead1nside** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:05 pm

Why is the Intel 4965AGN more expensive then?

poky · #4 Post by **poky** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:01 pm

Dead1nside wrote:Why is the Intel 4965AGN more expensive then?

B/C it comes with a Centrino sticker

SkiBunny · #5 Post by **SkiBunny** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:36 pm

you should probably change it to thinkpad abg and drop the draft n... the final specs are changing and the "draft n" function will likely be incompatible. So save some money and heat. This was a case of the notebook manufacturers pushing for premature release so they could try to hype sales.

Tholek · #6 Post by **Tholek** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:58 pm

SkiBunny wrote:you should probably change it to thinkpad abg and drop the draft n... the final specs are changing and the "draft n" function will likely be incompatible. So save some money and heat. This was a case of the notebook manufacturers pushing for premature release so they could try to hype sales.

I wouldn't say "likely". They may yet be compatible, but there's no way to know for sure. I'd say get it. It can't hurt.

sb37 · #7 Post by **sb37** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:30 pm

in fact, draft 2.0 n cards like the intel found with the 965 chipset are guaranteed to work with the final standard. that's part of the draft specs.

SkiBunny · #8 Post by **SkiBunny** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:50 pm

Hmm well not according to the internal-use only memo about this matter at IBM, which is involved in ratifying the standard

History suggests differently

Tholek · #9 Post by **Tholek** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:34 pm

There is a thread in the Lenovo NBR forum that I posted in that has a link to an article stating that 2.0 certified products should be final N compatible. I haven't seen wide supporting evidence this is true, but the Intel card IS in the list of products submitted for 2.0 certification. That doesn't mean the Atheros won't get officially certified though, and even if both are, that still might not be a guarantee of final spec compliancy.

I think the Atheros will probably make it, but that's just my opinion.

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