Is abg better than bg wireless?

Hi I've been looking to get a laptop for uni over the summer and I'm slightly confused about the wireless specs. Basically is there significant difference in wireless capabilities between a laptop with abg and one with bg?

Lauren

 

a and g are newer than b, but a has less range. just to cover every base, you could get the abg, but the bg would probably work fine. there is also the newer n which is probably not necessary, but if you want to futureproof you could consider that also. i doubt the price difference is that much between all of them.

 

No there wasn't any difference in price which was why I was confused.
Thanks a lot for your reply.

 

Short answer: no.

802.11a is an older and uncommon wifi spec. josher missed the fact that the specs are developed in alphabetical order. a is the oldest. they are working on the "n" spec right now (and you can already buy "n" products). "a" is by far the least common. The only case where abg would help you over bg, is if you are trying to connect to a router that only supports the "a" standard. if it was 1999, it would be important. in 2008, people generally have moved on to "b" or higher routers, all of which you can connect to.

if there is no difference in price, it might not make a difference.

maybe one chip is made by intel and supports bg, and one is made by dell or something and supports abg?

i would take the intel chip in that case.

 

abg is better as it gives more flexibility, it can work with network working on the 5GHz (a) and 2.4GHz (b and g).