<p>What’s the difference between:</p>
<p>Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps)</p>
<p>Should I spend $25 more for the latter if I’ll be using my laptop around campus?</p>
<p>not likely… a/b/g just indicates it can use a as a signal too… since most colleges don’t have a routers or signals, there’s no point in buying the latter</p>
<p>Without getting into the frequency and range numbers, most schools and businesses use b/g (with “g” having a greater range and data transfer rates than “b”).</p>
<p>Wireless “A” is used by a few business enterprises and organizations. It has excellent range and throughput. “A” is pretty rare. Unless you know that your school supports “A”, save your money.</p>
<p>Thanks for the insights guys.</p>
<p>I just purchased a Dell Inspiron 6000:
Centrino 1.6 ghz, 512 ram, 60 gig@7200rpm, XP Pro, DVD/CDRW 24x, Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200, 64mb ATI Radeon for $1030 (tax and shipping included)! This is a pretty sweet deal with the $600 off $1499 coupon.</p>