Hey, I have an Asus G73SW with an Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter. I have had too much trouble with this card, and apparently a lot of people don't like it so I am looking to replace it.
I was looking at the Intel 6200/6205/6300 cards, but I don't really understand the difference or know how many antennae my laptop has. Any advice on which card to get? Your suggestions can be cards I haven't mentioned too.
Thanks!!
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You have two antennas in the G73, i'd go for the 6200 or 6205.
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Thanks! Do you know the difference between the two? The researching I did just confused me.
Edit: Just to be super clear, the difference between 6200 and 6205 -
6205 supports WiMax, the 6200 does not, it's the only difference.
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Wasn't it 6250 that supported Wimax?
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Now, we need to find what the 6205 has over the 6200. -
Oh man, not even more choices lol. What even is WiMax? And I found out that 6230 is bluetooth, which I don't think I'll need.
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On Intel's product compare list, the only difference between 6200 and 6205 is that 6200 is 802.11 a/g/n whereas 6205 is 802.11 b/g/n. I don't know the difference between that info either though :/.
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802.11a is a legacy 5GHz standard that's never been popular and is not in widespread use.
802.11b is an old 11mbps standard too so nothing lost here. -
Since I don't know much of what that means, do you have a suggestion on which of the two I should get?
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Personally, i'd just get the cheapet of the two and call it a day. I'm pretty sure the 6205 does 5GHz too.
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If both are priced the same go for 6205- if either one is cheaper go for the cheaper one.
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EDIT: I actually have one more question. The 6230 is less than a dollar more expensive than the 6200, should I just get that one just in case I ever need to use bluetooth? Seems like it can't hurt.
(Decided to leave this in even though I haven't decided on a card.)Thanks guys! I think I'm going to go with the 6200. The only price difference was 1 dollar, but everywhere I searched it also had more reviews so I could feel better with more people having used that card.
You were both a great help! -
This thread was helpful, i will probably pick up a 6200 as well!
Help with choosing a wireless network adapter.
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Veruzian, Jun 28, 2012.