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    802.11abgn??

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by vmt88, Feb 17, 2007.

  1. vmt88

    vmt88 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys I've configured my thinkpad(t60) and I was wondering about the abgn wireless card. heres my orderform:


    42R9190 VBB NO INT.WIFI WL 3RD ANTENNA
    62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
    42R9315 SBB INTEL CORE 2DUO PROC T7200
    42V8011 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME PREMIUM
    42T7246 SBB MS WINVISTA HOMEP US ENG
    42R9420 SBB 14.1/SXGA+ TFT
    42R9322 SBB ATIRADEON X1400 128MB
    41W2060 VBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 1DIMM
    39T6476 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
    27R0300 VBB INTEGR. FINGERPRINT SENSOR
    41W1612 SBB ULTRANAV (TRACKP&TOUCHPAD)
    41W5780 SBB 100GB HDD 7200RPM
    42T7312 SBB DVD REC8XMAX DUAL UBAYSLIM
    41W1685 SBB 11ABGWIFI WL LAN USEULAANZ
    41W1508 SBB 6 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
    39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
    27R1769 SBB PSTN CABLE
    42T7337 SBB LANG PACK-ENGLISH
    41W1592 SBB PACKAGING US
    27R1540 SBB ATI LABEL
    39T6440 SBB 56K V.92 DESIGNED MODEM
    41W1711 SBB CLEAR PLATE T60 WLAN+BT
    41W1721 SBB FCC LABEL
    41W1749 SBB GEO LABEL US WLAN BT
    41W1774 SBB LOGO PLATE
    41W1738 SBB MT 2613 SYSTEM LABEL
    42V7972 SBB MS LABEL (VISTA PREMIUM)
    42T7135 SBB INTEL LABEL CORE-2
    41W2071 SBB 1GB PC2-5300 667MHZ MEM.


    does this mean I'm not getting the 802.11 abg-n card? If so what should I ask when I call lenovo? Should I ask for a specific part number?
     
    vmt88, Feb 17, 2007
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  2. Stoic

    Stoic Notebook Consultant

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    Nope. They're supposed to finalize the N-spec in July (I think) and I can't see Lenovo/IBM shipping anything out until after that.

    I used to have a Dell 8200 that only had 802.11b onboard and I took a 802.11g mini-pci card from a D-Link desktop card and swapped it with no problems (it had a mini-pc card in a slot on the larger riser card). I haven't checked lately but you used to be able to find mini-pci wifi cards on Ebay. So if you absolutely, positively have to have 802.11n you are probably going to have to wait until the end of the summer. Or make a do-it-yourself upgrade.
     
    Stoic, Feb 17, 2007
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  3. Beltonius

    Beltonius Notebook Consultant

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    The Thinkpad-branded wireless card (Aetheros?) is a/b/g/n while the Intel one isn't. I was under the impression that Intel wasn't going to support Wireless N until Santa Rosa (by which time N should finally be finalized, up to now people are working off various draft specs...such a bad idea imho).

    I guess if you really wanted 802.11n you could call and make sure you got the Thinkpad ABGN card. Looking at the service manual I think the part number for the ABGN card might be "42T0825", but I'm not 100% positive on that. The safest thing would likely be to make sure you tell them you want the Thinkpad Wireless A/B/G/N card; since I think it costs more they shouldn't object to you asking for it.
     
    Beltonius, Feb 18, 2007
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