no more atheros n-wireless cards available?

[sb37]

i'm trying to order a t61p but only intel a/g/n cards seem to be available, not the atheros a/g/n. are these discontinued? if i order the atheros a/b/g, is it possible to upgrade to the n card if i purchase it separately (enough antennae?)? Thanks!

[diaz1023]

the cards are available for the t61s, but they don't show up as an option, I was able to find the part number for them but when I called lenovo to purchase one they were not able to find it or give me the price for it, my t61 does have the intel agn card but I would love to have the atheros one

[furrycute]

A couple of months ago there was some talk about a newer 2.0 draft n. Ever since 2.0 came out, the atheros n card has become unavailable. I wonder if incompatibility with the 2.0 standard was the reason why Lenovo pulled the atheros card. This is pure speculation on my part.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

[sb37]

are these cards easily user-upgradable? Is it likely that I can purchase an n-card in the future and stick it in myself? And is the 14" t61p with the a/b/g card capable of an upgrade to N?

[SLoweCSL]

Do the current Intel T61 a/g/n cards support the new 2.0 Draft N standard?

[rek]

The ThinkPad a/b/g/n card is on the Wi-Fi alliance list of certified Draft 2.0 products.

http://certifications.wi-fi.org/wbcs_Vi ... ct_id=5420

Depending on BIOS version/whitelists, they are user upgradable. I have recently updated my X60s from an Intel 3945ABG to an ThinkPad/Atherod a/b/g/n card.