Atheros Card?

[bloodycape]

Can anyone give me more information from on the Atheros card on the MBP? What are the difference between that and what the ibook and PB G4 have?

 

[bloodycape]

bump

 

[generik]

Does the MBP use Atheros? I thought they used a Intel wireless card?

The older AE cards are based on Broadcom chipsets, that's all I know about them.

 

[Mord]

my MB uses an atheros card.


it's nice to see apples head is not firmly lodged in intels anus.

 

[benthewraith]

Does the MBP use Atheros? I thought they used a Intel wireless card?

The older AE cards are based on Broadcom chipsets, that's all I know about them.

Atheros AR 5006V Wireless Network Adapter. 😉

By the way, I'm glad they don't use Intel cards, the Intel Pro/Wireless sucked. 😡

 

[bloodycape]

Atheros AR 5006V Wireless Network Adapter. 😉

By the way, I'm glad they don't use Intel cards, the Intel Pro/Wireless sucked. 😡

Thank you. What is so bad with the intel wireless I have heard good things about them.

 

[Pressure]

Atheros AR 5006V Wireless Network Adapter. 😉

By the way, I'm glad they don't use Intel cards, the Intel Pro/Wireless sucked. 😡

They are actually some of the best NICs out there.

 

[benthewraith]

They are actually some of the best NICs out there.

I have had many issues with the Intel Pro/Wireless. My main issue with the card was the issues with Power scrolling. Despite the fact that I disable Powerscrolling, it still lowers the card's power anyways. Also, having three, four applications on your computer for Wireless is also annoying (winzeroconfig.exe, Dell Quicket wifi networking, and intel pro/wireless software).

I've also had to replace the card twice.

 

[Sun Baked]

Yes, it is sort of amazing that they would switch from Broadcom to Atheros -- and avoid the Intel trap.

But, it may have been for more than the current line of cards, and what is going to be offered next.

Atheros may have been that much further ahead than Broadcom on the next chipset.

 

[benthewraith]

On another note, it's rumored that the next Centrino platform (With Intel Core 2), will have an 802.11abgn card.

Does Apple have any plans on creating an Airport Extreme abgn card?

 

[Sun Baked]

Does Apple have any plans on creating an Airport Extreme abgn card?

Likely, Broadcom looked like they were real close to production.

But the switch to Atheros, and their more interesting solution may have been one of the reasons for the switch.

Likely Airport Extreme 2 is around the bend, don't know when Lenovo is planning on shipping their Atheros XSPAN 802.11n machines -- but with their more public news strategies they may be a sign of how close Apple is.