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If I choose option 2, I heard I will lose "CENTRINO", what exactly will I lose and does it really matter.

Also is the second one, the only one that is atheros?


1. Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [add $4.75]
2. ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ
3. Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN [add $42.75]

codek wrote:If I choose option 2, I heard I will lose "CENTRINO", what exactly will I lose and does it really matter.

Also is the second one, the only one that is atheros?


1. Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [add $4.75]
2. ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN Mini-PCIe US/EMEA/LA/ANZ
3. Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN [add $42.75]

Just a piece of intel sticker, if you really like it, you can get it on fleabay for cheap, and yes, only the second one is Aheros, dunno why they don't list a/b/g/n as an option here but in the WWAN model.

codek wrote:If I choose option 2, I heard I will lose "CENTRINO", what exactly will I lose and does it really matter.

Might be a little late to answer your question, but check out:
http://www.lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=77.

From the blog:
1. Intel Core/Core 2 Duo – Systems with this designation will include Intel’s latest Core architecture processors (single and dual core versions) + an Intel chipset. They will have wireless cards by different vendors. Ethernet may or may not be Intel Ethernet.
2. Centrino – This takes a base system and adds Intel wireless to it. Thus, the combination will be Intel processor + Intel chipset + Intel wireless – either 802.11 a/b/g or 802.11 a/b/g/n. Ethernet may or may not be Intel Ethernet.
3. Centrino Pro – This adds one more layer of functionality to the system. Centrino Pro systems will have Intel processors + Intel chipsets + Intel wireless + Intel Ethernet with iAMT technology (vPro).


Hope this helps.