Thursday, August 26, 2004
Intel Announces Tri-Mode 802.11a/b/g Chipset
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 11:00 AM
"Intel Corporation today announced the addition of key wireless capabilities for notebooks based on Intel(R) Centrino(TM) mobile technology, including ease-of-use software, advanced security features, and support for the three Wi-Fi standards. The new tri-mode wireless module (supporting IEEE standards 802.11a, b and g) and wireless software help make it faster and easier for end-users to set up a wireless connection with any Wi-Fi network, at the maximum available data rate."
I'm a wireless-notebook-lovin' geek, but this is sort of a yawner. I already have 802.11b/g on my P5010D with a Broadcom chip, so this doesn't add anything I'd need (I've never needed 802.11a). However, I do wonder if the Intel wireless chipsets are better than the Broadcom chipsets - do they use less power? Have greater range? Those are the improvements I'd like to see happen.
I'm a wireless-notebook-lovin' geek, but this is sort of a yawner. I already have 802.11b/g on my P5010D with a Broadcom chip, so this doesn't add anything I'd need (I've never needed 802.11a). However, I do wonder if the Intel wireless chipsets are better than the Broadcom chipsets - do they use less power? Have greater range? Those are the improvements I'd like to see happen.
