Hi.
I have a laptop which originally came with an Intel 802.11bg (4000 series, can't remember exactly which one). I wanted to upgrade to 802.11n so bought an Intel 6200 card, but the CPU load performance is terrible!
My laptop has a dual core LV Core 2 CPU, which is adequate for most stuff but seems to be crippled by this card. It is noticeable even when browsing, let alone doing a file transfer. The old card was fine, and a couple of different Ralink USB cards are fine as well. Apparently the 6200 is some kind of crappy Winmodem...
Anyway, now I'm looking for a better card, but there is almost no information on the net about the CPU load created by different wifi chipsets. Can anyone recommend a good card or chipset to look for? The laptop only has two antennas if it makes any difference. It also only has two USB ports so I don't want to rely on a USB card if possible, internal miniPCI-E would be best.
I have a laptop which originally came with an Intel 802.11bg (4000 series, can't remember exactly which one). I wanted to upgrade to 802.11n so bought an Intel 6200 card, but the CPU load performance is terrible!
My laptop has a dual core LV Core 2 CPU, which is adequate for most stuff but seems to be crippled by this card. It is noticeable even when browsing, let alone doing a file transfer. The old card was fine, and a couple of different Ralink USB cards are fine as well. Apparently the 6200 is some kind of crappy Winmodem...
Anyway, now I'm looking for a better card, but there is almost no information on the net about the CPU load created by different wifi chipsets. Can anyone recommend a good card or chipset to look for? The laptop only has two antennas if it makes any difference. It also only has two USB ports so I don't want to rely on a USB card if possible, internal miniPCI-E would be best.