Alienware Laptops Get Killer Wireless-N 1202 Wi-Fi Cards

Add-on wireless network cards aren't really all that popular, even though they are quite a bit better than the integrated solutions usually found in motherboards and laptops. 

Most people won't really be able to tell the difference all that easily between the two, mostly because the data capacity that needs to flow through a connection during normal web browsing isn't really spectacular. When playing high-end games, though, lag can definitely cramp peoples' style, even cripple their ability to play properly. Killer Technology kept this in mind when it released the Killer Wireless-N 1202 laptop card. 

Unfortunately, it failed to get a laptop partner, which led to the product falling in limbo and being forgotten. Until now anyway. Alienware, Dell's gaming laptop sub-division, has decided to put those things to work. "Gamers everywhere depend on Alienware to deliver superior experiences that help them achieve that 'epic win'," said Frank Azor, general manager at Alienware. "Integrating the Killer Wireless N-1202 technology-another first from Alienware-allows gamers to experience exceptional online gaming." 

For those who don't know, the technology within the Killer Wireless-N 1202 is owned by Qualcomm Atheros. Unfortunately, Alienware didn't say which models would be getting the extra boost. "Alienware continues to be the leader in performance laptops and we appreciate that its customers are used to getting the best gaming experience possible," said Mike Cubbage, director of business development, networking business unit, Qualcomm Atheros. "The Killer Wireless-N 1202 will continue the tradition of delivering a superior gaming and real-time communication experience for Alienware laptop users by providing the best in online application performance, intelligence and control to ensure that critical online applications get the bandwidth and priority they need, when they need it." 

Alienware sells the M14x, M17x and M11x, as well as the great and mighty M18X R2 laptop. All of them, save for the M11x, have Ivy Bridge CPUs and top-end graphics, so networking performance was really the only thing with any room for improvement.

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