Notebooks with 5 GHz 802.11n?

Hi

I'm considering getting an ASUS U, UX or UL series laptop. At the same time I'm seriously considering getting a netgear simultaneous dual band 802.11n router (can't recall the model number) as the 2.4 GHz band is VERY crowded where I live.
However I'm having a really hard time finding out which laptops support 802.11n at 5 GHz. This is not just for the mentioned ASUS laptops: When reading up on laptops from other brands, I also find it almost impossible to unearth which bands are supported - it almost always just says 802.11b/g/n.

Do any of you know if 5GHz 802.11n is supported in any significant number of laptops (especially the ASUS 2010 models) or if the general trend in 2010 is just to not include the 5 GHz band?

Thanks in advance

 

Try looking at XoticPC. They customize Asus U series, and I believe theres an option to change wireless cards(my guess is the basic wireless b/g/n card that comes with it wouldnt support 5ghz)

 

You could try looking those that supports 802.11a with 802.11n, since they pretty much increase the probability that it supports 802.11n 5Ghz as well.

Also, be careful of mislabels, some sites label some models with abgn support but in reality, it just bgn.

 

if u are considerin the netgreat wndr3700 then that is a solid router.

what u could do is just look up what kind of wireless adapter the laptop comes equipped with and then check that specific model number to see if that adapter supports wireless N. correct me if i'm wrong, but i think all wireless N capable cards can read the 5g channel coming from a router that can broadcast a 5g frequency (dual band routers).

i'd wait til someone more knowledgeable, like leslieann or downloads, to come give a final concrete answer.

 

or just get a laptop without a wireless card and add the one you want later.

you'll likely need to add the 2-3 antenna wires and will also need to be sure that your laptop bios doesn't have a white/black list of 'approved' cards.