T43 WiFi?? 2915ABG vs. 11a/b/g Wi-Fi Wireless II vs. 2200BG?

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T43 WiFi?? 2915ABG vs. 11a/b/g Wi-Fi Wireless II vs. 2200BG?

#1 Post by trapper » Sat Dec 24, 2005 6:02 pm

When building the T43 you have the choice of:

Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG
ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wi-Fi Wireless II
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG

What is the difference and which do you recommend??
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#2 Post by christopher_wolf » Sat Dec 24, 2005 6:14 pm

Well, I can't "recommend" one over the other as I have not tried them out one by one; but I have the Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG and it works fine just about all the time. :)
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#3 Post by Hanson » Sat Dec 24, 2005 7:02 pm

christopher_wolf wrote:Well, I can't "recommend" one over the other as I have not tried them out one by one; but I have the Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG and it works fine just about all the time. :)
I second that.
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#4 Post by trapper » Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:53 pm

christopher_wolf wrote:Well, I can't "recommend" one over the other as I have not tried them out one by one; but I have the Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG and it works fine just about all the time. :)
Thanks.
Can you explain what the *differences* are? Is there any pro/cons to be considered when choosing between these?
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#5 Post by GomJabbar » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:11 pm

The 2915abg supports three different protocols: 802.11a, 802.11b, & 802.11g. The 2200bg supports two different protocols: 802.11b & 802.11g. That's the main difference between the two. Note that 802.11a is not as common as the other two. a & g are somewhat faster than b.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11
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#6 Post by DIGITALgimpus » Sun Dec 25, 2005 11:19 am

They really are equivilants. It really just depends on what you need (a/b/g).
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See sticky

#7 Post by onix » Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:36 pm

Does this sticky not give you all the infomation you need:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... 5264a62e1a\

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#8 Post by stangri » Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:28 am

I've had them all. Switched from Intel 2915 to the IBM a/b/g recently (so I can get F****n-F5 working in Windows 2003).
Just for the sake of compatibility my advice would be to get one of the a-supporting cards -- either Intel 2915 or IBM a/b/g, even if it's 10-15 bucks more.
My personal preference would be an IBM card.
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