What Wireless Network Card Should I Get?

I'm looking to purchase a Sager NP9370 and I'm not sure what I should go with when it comes to the network card. My options are:

Internal 802.11 B+G+N Wireless LAN + Bluetooth Combo Module $0.00
Intel® Centrino™ Advanced-N 6235 - 802.11A/B/G/N + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Module $30.00
Intel® Centrino™ Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module $45.00
Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 with Bluetooth 4.0 (Dual Band) $50.00
Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module $60.00

Any recommendations on what I should go with?

 

if you want bluetooth then > Intel® Centrino™ Advanced-N 6235 - 802.11A/B/G/N + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Module $30.00
if you dont want bluetooth then this > Intel® Centrino™ Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module $45.00

killers have had quite a lot of problems due to drivers which still hasnt been sorted. do a search on here as a couple of threads all about it.

ive got the 6235 and havnt had a single problem.

 

We just had a thread about this a few days ago. See here. I still stick by my recommendation of the base card, unless you already have a router that can take advantage of the higher-end options.

 

And speaking of that thread I do have an Intel 6235 as stock and it was offered as an upgrade. Someone speculated I don't have a 6235 but they are wrong. Try and find out what the stock is. Not to dispute anyone talking about better range and such. I have never had those issues. I must sadly admit than when I was in the big city in an apartment there were times when I jumped on the neighbors wi-fi. So not bad range in my circumstance.

 

Stick with the base or Intel cards for now, as some of the bigfoot/killer cards have been having some trouble as of late. In all honesty, you shouldn't need anything more than the standard for daily use, but I've heard good things on the forums about both intel cards.

 

My experiences are:

Hardware
Intel 6300 has best range and obstructed performance
Intel 6235 is almost as good as 6300 but less range and packs latest bt spec
Atheros AR9380 has the best thouroughput, especially if unobstructed
Killer cards have the lowest latencies and thus lower pings, their thouroughput should theoretically be equal or superior to the Atheros card

Software
Intel drivers are rock stable with frequent updates and quite a few advanced options available too
Atheros drivers are a little unstable and finicky, the stock version is rather barren on options but the modded version exposes even more options than Intel
Killer drivers are a bit up and down, some versions rival intel in stability but others are really bad, generally quite generous with options and settings

 

I would say go with Intel WiFi because of more stable hardware and software. I tried Atheros wifi in my HP dv4, dv5, dv6 and it balked and told me on bios boot incompatible WiFi so Atheros has limits in Intel based chipsets. So I went back to Intel WiFi and might upgrade to Intel 622ANXHMW Centrino Advanced-N + Wimax 6250 WiFi Mini on one HP and if that works-I will test on the others and then upgrade to the newer Intel WiFi. But they all have the older Intel 5100 and one gateway with the 4965 will test with the Intel WiFi 6300 since those are three wires. If it works out then I will upgrade the rest.

 

I agree, HP and Lenovo are notorious for whitelisting WIFIcards. However I am very certain that Sager won't since most brands were offered as an upgrade. If you want, Ican post a to do guide on how install a 3rd antenna , usually costs about $5. I highly doubt it's necessary if you pick a WIFI card that needs 3 antenna from the beginning