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    XPS 1530 wifi?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Horie, Jun 6, 2008.

  1. Horie

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    Hi everyone,

    I'm planning on buying a dell xps 1530 and I'm wondering how good it's wifi is?
    I'm thinking on going with the intel wireless N next generation on (I'm from belgium, don't know if it's available in other countries :) )

    I'm using an acer 1692 for the moment.


    greetz ;)
     
    Horie, Jun 6, 2008
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    I have the Intel N Wifi, and it works really well. It picks up signal very well and does not seem to drop it very often.
     
    mattocs, Jun 6, 2008
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    Intel N is great, hasnt dropped ever. Plus more compatibility with future programs, etc. Its really the way to go.
     
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    Is the N version a big difference with the a/b/g versions?
     
    Horie, Jun 6, 2008
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    N has a huge speed increase over the old versions. I am not sure off the top of my head what the speeds are, but I am sure there is a good Wikipedia entry on it.
     
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    I only have a Linksys G router, but decided to go with the Intel N card for future capabilities - the card works great as stated above and it seems faster than my previous B/G Intel card. Worth the extra even if you are only using G, IMHO.
     
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    well most networks are still g. g allows 54mb/s, faster than most broadbands, so N isn't that great.
     
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    but more future proof, thats for sure!
     
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    I got a wireless N router at home, so speeds are fast. They are widely available. Just probably not at school or other large organizations.
     
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    just saying that chances are your speed will be bottlenecked by your broadband connections, not the wireless card.
     
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    One of the main features of a laptop is mobility. I like being unrestricted by broadband cables hooked up to my laptop. N also has better ranges then a/b/g.
     
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    But if you are on a network, it will allow for faster file transfers.
     
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    like in lan parties!!! :D
     
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    Yeah, but why not have the best of both the wireless world and the broadband world when you can?

    Reminds me of a lan party I went to where my friend had this old server router that didn't have the best transfer speeds (it is slower than wireless N thats for sure even though it is broadband), but it allowed up to 32 computers to be connected to it.... old... but sweet!
     
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