The Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN product is an embedded 802.11a/b/g/Draft N¹ PCIe* Mini Card network adapter card that operates in both the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz spectrum, delivering high throughput and a host of features that enhance today's mobile lifestyle.
Deploying WLAN technology in your home and business increases productivity, efficiency and flexibility by enabling faster decision making, reducing down-time, and enhancing employee satisfaction. For more information visit our WLAN ROI and WLAN Deployment web pages.
Features and benefits
Quad-Mode Solution for maximum flexibility
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN provides deployment flexibility and connectivity convenience by offering a quad mode (supporting 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) product, which is capable of connecting to new "Connect with Intel® Centrino®" wireless N Access Points / Routers, but can also connect to any of the legacy Wi-Fi standards, 802.11a, b or g.
Performance
Quad-Mode Solution for maximum flexibility
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN provides deployment flexibility and connectivity convenience by offering a quad mode (supporting 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) product for both 2.4 and 5 GHz.
Up to 5x faster¹
Data rates up to 300Mbps offer major improvement over today's 802.11a/g products that deliver 54Mbps. This helps overcome network capacity issues, allowing increased simultaneous network activity for large file transfers, network backups, streaming video, multi-player gaming, VoIP and more.
Up to 2x greater range¹
MIMO, diversity and three antennae support enable better wireless reception for greater bandwidth at farther distances. This helps reduce the number of "dead zones," dropped data packets, and network re-connects, helping to dramatically improve connectivity throughout the home and enabling more consistent coverage in the enterprise.
Manageability and security
Intel® PROSet v11.1 WLAN Software
Well known, feature-rich application provides continued support for legacy and next generation Draft-N features on Microsoft Windows 2000*, Microsoft Windows XP* and Microsoft Windows Vista* via an 'easy to use' interface.
Intel PROSet/Wireless Software v11
IT administrator tool
This optionally installed toolkit enables network managers to create and distribute WLAN connection profiles, centrally set driver and application settings, distribute driver and software updates and package custom settings into a self-installing executable file. These tools help simplify deploying or updating wireless settings and profiles on notebooks remotely.
Advanced Security via 802.11i
Allows for increased wireless security by providing the WPA2 AES based algorithm. AES is the strongest encryption algorithm available today for mobile clients and helps ensure that enterprise wireless networks are protected with stronger authentication and encryption security.
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) over Wireless
Allow IT managers to remotely discover, heal and protect wireless notebooks. Features include enhanced asset management, remote system diagnostics, network protection and security independent of the operating system functional state, resulting in reduced on-site support costs.
Interoperability
Connect with Intel Centrino
Intel has certified Access Points from leading vendors through extensive compatibility allowing users to connect with confidence.
This identifier can be found on Draft-N wireless access points to ensure compatibility and real-world performance with laptops based on Intel® Centrino® Duo processor technology.
Business Class Wireless Suite – High Density Networking
A collaboration between Intel and Cisco that provides integrated wireless LAN solutions.
Version 1 includes Enhanced VoIP Quality Technology and Optimal AP Selection Technology.
Version 2 includes High Density Networking. High Density Networking dynamically changes settings on Cisco APs and Intel WLAN clients.
This effectively raises overall capacity of the network by increasing throughput per client, and also allows for denser AP deployments.
Cisco Compatible Extensions v4
Intel is the lead collaborator with Cisco on Cisco Compatible Extensions. Key features in Version 4 include: Cisco Centralized Key Management, Call Admission Control, Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery (U-APSD) and Voice Metrics. Resulting improvements include, helping to prevent noticeable delays in VoIP calls when roaming between Access Points, and improved network diagnostics.
Friendly Neighbor Assurance
Supports current Draft-N standard direction to support 40MHz channels only in 5GHz spectrum to minimize negative impact to legacy devices/networks nearby.
Source : http://intel.com
Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Am186™ER and AM188™ER Microcontrollers
* Am186™ER and Am188™ER Microcontrollers: AMD's Am186™ER and Am188™ER microcontrollers are based on a high performance 16-bit 186 core with 32 Kbytes of integrated RAM and highly integrated peripherals. As a 3.3v device power consumption is lowered while the ability to interface to 5v parts is retained through 5v tolerant I/Os. This makes the Am186ER and Am188ER ideal devices for designs requiring 32 Kbytes of RAM, increased performance, serial communications, and a glueless interface to external memory systems.
Am186™Cx Microcontrollers
The Am186/188CC, and Am186/188CU, and Am186/188CH are not recommended for new designs.
* Am186™CC Microcontroller: This microcontroller integrates 4 channels of HDLC, a USB peripheral controller, a high performance 186 core, and other system peripherals making it ideal in a variety of communications applications.
* Am186™CH HDLC Microcontroller:The Am186CH HDLC microcontroller is a subset of the Am186CC communications controller. It was developed for designers who require HDLC channels, but no USB controller.
* Am186™CU USB Microcontroller:The Am186CU USB microcontroller is a subset of the Am186CC communications controller. It was developed for customers who require a USB controller but no HDLC channels.
Élan™ Microcontrollers
* Élan™SC520 Microcontroller:The ÉlanSC520 microcontroller combines a 32-bit, low-voltage Am5x86 CPU with a complete set of integrated peripherals suitable for both real-time and PC/AT-compatible embedded applications. The device also features a 32-bit PCI bus, a high-performance, 32-bit SDRAM interface and a full-featured, high-performance in-circuit emulation capability, known as the AMDebug™ utility.
Source : http://amd.com
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Intel® Centrino® Duo Processor Technology
Accelerate your mobile world with up to 2x performance from an Intel® Centrino® Duo processor technology-based notebook.¹ That headroom lets you multi-task with ease and run processes like anti-virus scans in the background without interrupting what you're doing.
Innovative power-saving features designed to extend battery life are also built right in.² That gives you more freedom to use your notebook when and where you want, such as taking advantage of new media technologies that take mobile entertainment to the next level. Plus you can spend less time waiting with optional Intel® Turbo Memory, which lets you boot up faster and accelerates load time of frequently used applications.
The integrated wireless capabilities of Intel Centrino Duo processor technology provide flexible connectivity options to match your needs. Tri-mode 802.11a/b/g is standard, for robust connectivity. Adding the optional Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N technology and a wireless N network extends your connectivity to the emerging standard that delivers up to 5x better wireless performance and up to 2x better range
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Which is the Best Mainstream CPU?
If you're looking to buy a new system or a new processor, then you've come to the right place. A lot has been going on in the market, though Core 2 Duo is still the best choice, and AMD still has no technology to fight back. Its quad-core processor called Phenom is positioned to be a show-stopper - we will see. Then again, we've seen substantial price cuts that put even high-end processors at prices below $200. It's time to have another look around.
Intel's Core 2 Duo processor has been dominating benchmark results ever since its launch in the summer of 2006. Thanks to a large, shared L2 cache for both processor cores, modern 65 nm manufacturing, and the more advanced processor architecture, not even the top model 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 has a chance of winning many benchmarks. However, this applies purely to raw performance.
From the standpoint of performance per watt of power consumed, the Core 2 Duo may look better too, as all processors are rated at a maximum of 65 W, while AMD still has 89 W models. The Core 2 Duo, though, doesn't carry an integrated DDR2 memory controller, which is an integral part of every AMD64 processor and thus increases their power consumption. Even so, AMD doesn't look bad - if you compare entire platforms, Intel doesn't necessarily win the power race as well. Finally, there have been substantial price cuts both in the AMD and in the Intel camp, which has actively reshuffled the balance of power - and created confusion at the same time.
AMD's first quarter results were not very amusing for the firm, as it lost considerable market share and had to post losses. While the acquisition of ATI wasn't quite a bargain, the important issue is processor prices, which were almost cut in half in the firm's attempt to stay competitive. The result is obvious now: AMD may be able to sustain its weakened market share with its Athlon 64 processors, but it isn't making a lot of money.
You will find the latest processor prices at www.amd.com/pricing. A link to Intel's pricelist didn't work, so we recommend using the prices of a recent TG Daily article for the sake of comparison. Even after the latest price cuts, the Core 2 Duo E6700 (2.66 GHz) is tagged at $316. This is 30% more expensive than what AMD asks for the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ top model (3.0 GHz), which is priced at $241. The Core 2 Duo E6600 is indeed faster, but the percentage difference is in the single-digit range.
Taking into account the recent price cuts and looking back at how much processor performance has increased since the introduction of dual core CPUs, we clearly recommend against spending a lot of money on a CPU. You will spend at least double the money on a quad core processor versus a dual core, and many applications still don't benefit from the additional cores. At the same time, having a dual core versus a single core CPU is more important than fighting over a few hundred megahertz. The existing quad core products (Core 2 Quad) will be replaced by next-generation products in the third quarter of 2007.
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AMD's Smart Strike: Athlon X2 BE-2350
It is almost incredible to watch the recent price drops in the processor segment. You can get an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ for as little as $80, and only the 6000+ top model exceeds $200. Intel's Core 2 Duo family struts past the Athlon line with the faster products, but you should carefully consider the price premium before purchasing. Since AMD cannot attack Intel in the high-end or the upper mainstream, it dropped prices, so you might get more bang for the buck with AMD. On June 5th it introduced new mainstream CPUs to strike Intel where it is really vulnerable: the low power desktop segment.
The new processors are called simply "Athlon X2", as AMD has decided to drop the "64" suffix. This is a good choice, I believe, because no one really cares much about 64-bit; the new Phenom processors won't carry the "64" label either. It will take many months until 4 GB RAM enters at the upper mainstream, which finally requires a 64-bit operating system to fully utilize the memory. So, 64-bits is a must-have, but by no means a real selling point.
The Athlon X2 BE-2350 runs at 2.1 GHz, while its smaller brother, the BE-2300, operates at 1.9 GHz; they're priced at $90 and $85 respectively. How do these differ from the Athlon 64 X2 4000+ and 3600+, though? All of them are based on the 65 nm DSL SOI process (dual stress liner, silicon on insulator) with 1 MB L2 cache, but the new BE processors are rated for a maximum thermal design power (TDP) of only 45 W.
While Intel had been quick to increase its thermal envelopes to as much as 130 W to support its Pentium 4 and Pentium D hot rods, it reduced the TDP to 65 W in the mainstream with the introduction of the Core 2 Duo. Intel currently does not have a desktop processor to get by with just 45 W, though it does offer two processors under the Pentium brand that might be able to get close to it. The Pentium Dual Core E2140 (1.6 GHz) and E2160 (1.8 GHz) are based on the Core microarchitecture, but they only utilize 1 MB L2 cache and they lack some features.
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