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    Atheros AR5006EX cards inferior?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by GoldServe, Jan 20, 2007.

  1. GoldServe

    GoldServe Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone seen some datasheets for the sensitivity of these cards? At 11mbps, -82db seems pretty poor compared to their AR5004 and lower. The Atheros cards are soo good because they are very sensitive but this new 5006EX chipset seems to be very bad on paper.

    Any thoughts?
     
    GoldServe, Jan 20, 2007
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