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    Intel 5100 or 5300?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by falcon26, Nov 8, 2009.

  1. falcon26

    falcon26 Notebook Evangelist

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    Just about to pull the trigger on a new T400. Last piece of hardware is the wireless. I have a Dlink 4500 N router. What adapter would be better for range and reliability, the 5100 or the 5300? The difference in price is about $20.


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    falcon26, Nov 8, 2009
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  2. XanderD

    XanderD Notebook Geek

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    The 5300 is definately worth the $20. It has great range in my X200 as it comes with 3 antenna instead of 2 on the 5100. Go for it!
     
    XanderD, Nov 8, 2009
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  3. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    I agree.
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    Renee, Nov 8, 2009
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    atlguy Notebook Consultant

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    You really wont notice any difference between them. They both are capable of speeds in excess of 100Mbps. Unless you have really fast drives and a gigabit LAN and several network hungry applications running concurrently, the 5300 wont make any difference.
     
    atlguy, Nov 8, 2009
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  5. falcon26

    falcon26 Notebook Evangelist

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    I went with the 5300. It was only $20 more.
     
    falcon26, Nov 8, 2009
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  6. jonlumpkin

    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    Read the 802.11N Performance link in my sig. The 5300 is better, but the difference isn't that large for most normal situations.
     
    jonlumpkin, Nov 8, 2009
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