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    Router for Lenovo x220

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Pablo1978bsas, May 30, 2011.

  1. Pablo1978bsas

    Pablo1978bsas Newbie

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    Hi!
    i just bought a lenovo x220 whith this config:

    CONFIGURED SYSTEM
    Serial Number: R9DVGXN
    $1,155.60 $1,155.60
    4286CTO THINKPAD X220 - 1 YR DEPOT
    0A69627 SBB INTEL CORE I5-2520M PROC
    45M3090 VBB GENUWIN7PROFES.64
    0A59804 SBB GEN WIN7 PRF64 ENGLISH
    0A69642 SBB 12.5PRMHDLDBCLTDPYMBBBRDAN
    45M4571 VBB 4GBPC3-10600DDR3 1333SODMM
    45M4839 SBB KEYBOARDUS ENGLISH
    0A69644 SBB NO FINGERPRINT READER
    0A69657 SBB CAMERA, HD 720P
    0A69654 SBB 320GB HRDDSK DRV,7200RPM
    0A68287 SBB NO MSSDRIVE
    0A69647 SBB TP BATTERY 29++(9CELL)
    41W1787 SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA
    0A68262 SBB NO BLUETOOTH
    0A68255 SBB IC ADVN 6205 2X2AGN
    44C7950 SBB INT WRLSSWDAREANTWRK UPGR
    0A69659 SBB LANGUAGE PACK US ENGLISH
    0A59733 SBB 2GB PC3-10600 SDRAM MEM
    0A69711 SBB CLR PLT FOR X220 WLAN+WAN
    0A69710 SBB MECH MISC PARTS
    0A69707 SBB WWAN MSC PRTSWWAN RDY FUL
    0A69702 SBB UNUSED WLAN CABLE: 0 KIT
    0A68965 SBB 2ND GIL(ICI5 VPRO PR
    0A71678 SBB MS LABEL (W7ST/EE 2.0)
    44C8401 SBB ENERGYSTAR 4.0 TIER 2 PACK
    0A69735 SBB FRU LBL FOR I5-2520M Y-AMT
    0A69760 SBB 12.5PRMHD LED DPYWAN,CM2X2
    0A69692 SBB PACK MOW EXCEPT CN,HK,JP
    0A69715 SBB SYS LBL W COMPLID:TP00018A
    0A69717 SBB GEO LBL US, WLAN
    75Y2143 SBB FCC LABEL

    i need a wireless router, I will spend between 50-80 bucks. Do you have any recomendation? The most heavy use of the internet I do is when looking movies online. The reuter is for home use, just 2 computer and my internet download speed is just 3megas.
    Thanks in advance!!
     
    Pablo1978bsas, May 30, 2011
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  2. Jarhead

    Jarhead 恋の♡アカサタナ

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    just buy whatever is on sale. your usage isn't particularly heavy, so anything with Wireless-G or -N will work.
     
    Jarhead, May 30, 2011
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  3. downloads

    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    I would advise against buying anything that's on sale- you may ens up with a rubber chicken ;)

    Now on to the serious part- two consumer routers that I recommend are Netgear WNR3500L and TP-Link TL-WR1043ND- depending on availability and price.
    Netgear is slightly better hardware-wise (64MB RAM and 480MHz CPU) while TP-Link is usually cheaper and while not as powerful (32MB RAM and 400MHz CPU) it does have removable (read upgradeable) external antennas.

    Both are capable of 300mbps WI-Fi on 2.4GHz range, both have gigabit Ethermet, USB port and are supported by 3rd party firmware like DD-WRT or Tomato.
     
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