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    Atheros draft-n wireless card

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Lowfront, Dec 12, 2006.

  1. Lowfront

    Lowfront Notebook Consultant

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    This sucks, with the student program they are doing on the thinkpads there are no packages with the n card. Just called to see about it and it would cost way more money to configure a computer with it in there

    so no wireless n for me, depressing.....

    So, is it easy to add the card into the computer without voiding the warrenty? And where would I buy one for inside the computer?
     
    Lowfront, Dec 12, 2006
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  2. chronicfuture12

    chronicfuture12 Notebook Consultant

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    I am pretty sure you will be able to add the card without voiding the warranty, but wait for backup on this one. Also, I would not get too excited about wireless N anyway because I heard there are many compatibility problems and such with it.
     
    chronicfuture12, Dec 12, 2006
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  3. BigV

    BigV Notebook Deity

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    well, there is the potential that the final "n" spec will cause incompatibilities with the draft-n stuff. many companies are saying that they will replace hardware if needed, most likely it will just be a firmware update.

    I wouldn't worry too much about the 802.11n stuff, although apparently the range will be better, you're still gonna be speed limited to the internet connection.
     
    BigV, Dec 12, 2006
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  4. stamar

    stamar Notebook Prophet

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    is this card sold seperately through ibm or any other channel?
     
    stamar, Dec 12, 2006
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  5. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Why would you want to waste your money on a product that is currently no where close to be ratified. Full of bugs, Firmware and drivers. They dropped it for a reason. It is nothing but trouble, does not work most of the time. 90% of the users end up disabling 11n so the can connect to a 11g without being dropped. The 2.0 spec is out. Nothing at the time meets it. Stick with a good 11g card.
     
    blue68f100, Dec 13, 2006
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