[mr00jimbo]

I have a Toshiba Satellite that is 3 years old. I just got a new Lenovo Thinkpad, just basic E430.
The Toshiba gets full (5 bars) on WiFi where the Lenovo right beside it gets 1-2 most of the time, and rarely 3.
But it hasn't booted me off the net yet.

I asked and a friend of mine said something about how new WiFi computers are set to a higher standard (kind of like how a 5 star car of 20 years ago would only get a 2 star crash test rating by today's standard).

It seems quick, no internet lag.

What say you?

Network card specs say:
Wi-Fi Standard : IEEE 802.11b/g/n

[Happypuppy]

The variance can be in the chipset used. Some are better than others. They manufacturer may well tweak the number of bars shown if you are using there wifi software utility. As long as your connection speed is good it does not make much difference.


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[kc8ykd]

it could also be the antenna used and it's placement within the body of the computer.

most likely, a combination of that and everything Happypuppy mentioned.

[JerryVO]

It also could be that there is no standard for bars. One manufacturers 5 bars can be another manufacturers 3 so there might not be a hardware problem or any problem at all. You need to check the signal strength in DB on each laptop to see if there is a problem or not.

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[srhoades]

Download Xirrus Wifi inspector and check the dB readings from both laptops.

[Taphius]

I believe lenovo may put the antenna into the base on some of their laptops instead of the screen. Try elevating it upward to see if it gets better, if it does...well then you know.

[filthy infidel]

Lenovo puts all WAN/WWAN antennae in the lid so they are extended when open.