Classic Hacker News. Some guy posts likely incorrect random speculation, and the comments are full of even more speculation.
The truth is Intel makes two versions of most of their WiFi cards: the normal version, and a "low cost" version where some of the internal components are missing and those functions instead offloaded to the Intel chipset on the motherboard.
Sort of like the "WinModems" of WiFi cards.
If you want one that works, buy the correct version.
The truth is Intel makes two versions of most of their WiFi cards: the normal version, and a "low cost" version where some of the internal components are missing and those functions instead offloaded to the Intel chipset on the motherboard.
Sort of like the "WinModems" of WiFi cards.
If you want one that works, buy the correct version.