Intel or Atheros?

I'm thinking of purchasing a Fujitsu P7000 sub-notebook computer. There are
two options for the built-in wireless card:


1) Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection (Tri-mode
802.11a/b/g)


or


2) Atheros Super AG® (802.11a/b/g)




Which card is better?


Or---no difference?


Would the difference depend on what kind of equipment (routers) the card is
connecting to? Would the benefits of the Atheros card only come into play
when connected to an Atheros router? With a laptop, to be used at different
places, one would never know what equipment one might connect to. Would the
Intel card be more compatible?

Besides differences in performance (if any), there are of course other
factors to consider, such as reliability, durability, etc. Could anyone
compare those factors on those two cards?

In choosing between those two versions of the Fujitsu sub-notebook, I
believe they used to charge more for the D version (with Atheros card), but
now the price is the same, Intel or Atheros. (I think the type of Intel card
has recently been upgraded.) So, with the prices the same, cost isn't an
issue between the two cards, but I don't know what other factors to consider
in the choice.

Any information helpful to choosing between those two cards would be
appreciated.

They'll both be equally compatible, but personally, I prefer the utilities
and the linux compatibility of the Atheros chipset.

Matt Gibson - GSEC

"MS" <ms@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:1121637314.18720@news-1.nethere.net...
> I'm thinking of purchasing a Fujitsu P7000 sub-notebook computer. There
> are
> two options for the built-in wireless card:
>
>
> 1) Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection (Tri-mode
> 802.11a/b/g)
>
>
> or
>
>
> 2) Atheros Super AG® (802.11a/b/g)
>
>
>
>
> Which card is better?
>
>
> Or---no difference?
>
>
> Would the difference depend on what kind of equipment (routers) the card
> is
> connecting to? Would the benefits of the Atheros card only come into play
> when connected to an Atheros router? With a laptop, to be used at
> different
> places, one would never know what equipment one might connect to. Would
> the
> Intel card be more compatible?
>
> Besides differences in performance (if any), there are of course other
> factors to consider, such as reliability, durability, etc. Could anyone
> compare those factors on those two cards?
>
> In choosing between those two versions of the Fujitsu sub-notebook, I
> believe they used to charge more for the D version (with Atheros card),
> but
> now the price is the same, Intel or Atheros. (I think the type of Intel
> card
> has recently been upgraded.) So, with the prices the same, cost isn't an
> issue between the two cards, but I don't know what other factors to
> consider
> in the choice.
>
> Any information helpful to choosing between those two cards would be
> appreciated.
>
>

"Matt Gibson" <mattg@blueedgetech.ca> wrote in message
news:uKuK4cyiFHA.3012@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> They'll both be equally compatible, but personally, I prefer the utilities
> and the linux compatibility of the Atheros chipset.
>
> Matt Gibson - GSEC

Any difference in power consumption? Can both be turned off when not in
use, to save power?

>
> "MS" <ms@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:1121637314.18720@news-1.nethere.net...
> > I'm thinking of purchasing a Fujitsu P7000 sub-notebook computer. There
> > are
> > two options for the built-in wireless card:
> >
> >
> > 1) Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection (Tri-mode
> > 802.11a/b/g)
> >
> >
> > or
> >
> >
> > 2) Atheros Super AG® (802.11a/b/g)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Which card is better?
> >
> >
> > Or---no difference?
> >
> >
> > Would the difference depend on what kind of equipment (routers) the card
> > is
> > connecting to? Would the benefits of the Atheros card only come into
play
> > when connected to an Atheros router? With a laptop, to be used at
> > different
> > places, one would never know what equipment one might connect to. Would
> > the
> > Intel card be more compatible?
> >
> > Besides differences in performance (if any), there are of course other
> > factors to consider, such as reliability, durability, etc. Could anyone
> > compare those factors on those two cards?
> >
> > In choosing between those two versions of the Fujitsu sub-notebook, I
> > believe they used to charge more for the D version (with Atheros card),
> > but
> > now the price is the same, Intel or Atheros. (I think the type of Intel
> > card
> > has recently been upgraded.) So, with the prices the same, cost isn't an
> > issue between the two cards, but I don't know what other factors to
> > consider
> > in the choice.
> >
> > Any information helpful to choosing between those two cards would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> >
>
>

Not sure about power consumption. I've yet to see a wireless card built
into a laptop that could not be turned off.

Matt Gibson - GSEC

There is no real difference between the two because when the wireless card
is built in the antennas are usually the same size. I'm not sure if they can
turn on and off, mine does but ive also seen ones that dont.
"MS" <ms@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:1121637314.18720@news-1.nethere.net...
> I'm thinking of purchasing a Fujitsu P7000 sub-notebook computer. There
> are
> two options for the built-in wireless card:
>
>
> 1) Integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection (Tri-mode
> 802.11a/b/g)
>
>
> or
>
>
> 2) Atheros Super AG® (802.11a/b/g)
>
>
>
>
> Which card is better?
>
>
> Or---no difference?
>
>
> Would the difference depend on what kind of equipment (routers) the card
> is
> connecting to? Would the benefits of the Atheros card only come into play
> when connected to an Atheros router? With a laptop, to be used at
> different
> places, one would never know what equipment one might connect to. Would
> the
> Intel card be more compatible?
>
> Besides differences in performance (if any), there are of course other
> factors to consider, such as reliability, durability, etc. Could anyone
> compare those factors on those two cards?
>
> In choosing between those two versions of the Fujitsu sub-notebook, I
> believe they used to charge more for the D version (with Atheros card),
> but
> now the price is the same, Intel or Atheros. (I think the type of Intel
> card
> has recently been upgraded.) So, with the prices the same, cost isn't an
> issue between the two cards, but I don't know what other factors to
> consider
> in the choice.
>
> Any information helpful to choosing between those two cards would be
> appreciated.
>
>