I see ebay has a latest Atheros AR5006 wireless card for sale which offers extended signal range and much less battery consumption.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5802964041&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MESE:IT&rd=1
I wonder, between Intel and Atheros, which one will you choose still?
Does it matter if i use Atheros card but not use its Atheros utility to run the wireless?
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I'd use Atheros in an instant...
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You have to be kidding... Intel is a piece of crap. Look at the posts on this forum. Speed keeps dropping and fluctuating. High power consumption. I have switched to Atheros myself and I am not looking back.
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I'm bidding on an Atheros card on ebay at the momment, the AR5005 though, but I hope to get a comparison between those two.
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For a few extra dollars, i personally would go for AR5006. Because it's newer, better and consume much less power than AR5005.
I purchased this one a month ago, it works flawlessly and seller ships fast too!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5805201720&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MESE:IT&rd=1 -
But its so expensive...
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Well, if you plan to use it for a long run.. it's not expensive. Because the features you will get out of it is amazing; to me i find this is not just a wireless card, i also see significate increase on battery for about 15%. In addition, it doesn't run as hot as my last Intel. To conclude this, i think it's very doable and worth it.
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Yeap, I know.
I'll see...
Intel vs. Atheros:
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by martin5kh, Sep 1, 2005.