I have a Lenovo SL410 laptop that has an Intel Wireless N-1000 card and I believe this laptop can take a N-6300 as well. After upgrading to an ASUS RT-N66U router I came to the tragic realization that 5Ghz is practically useless in my home, so in terms of just 2.4ghz only would it be worth upgrading to an Intel Wireless N-6300 ?
Some facts - even with good signal strength the n-1000 adapter manages only 72Mbps no matter what channel I use or how close I am to the router. It connets at 144 and then drops to 72 in a few moments. However, my work laptop which is a Lenovo T430 has a N-6205 and locks in at 144 all the time. Sometimes I have had drop out issues with the n-1000 also nothing terrible but have noticed it.
So given that I will never use the N 5ghz capabilities what advantage do I have in upgrading to n-6300 just for 2.4ghz and that too for normal usage like browsing perhaps online video once in a while.
Some facts - even with good signal strength the n-1000 adapter manages only 72Mbps no matter what channel I use or how close I am to the router. It connets at 144 and then drops to 72 in a few moments. However, my work laptop which is a Lenovo T430 has a N-6205 and locks in at 144 all the time. Sometimes I have had drop out issues with the n-1000 also nothing terrible but have noticed it.
So given that I will never use the N 5ghz capabilities what advantage do I have in upgrading to n-6300 just for 2.4ghz and that too for normal usage like browsing perhaps online video once in a while.