SamB@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agoIs Intel gatekeeping WiFi 7? A very quick look at the Intel BE200.youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkIs Intel gatekeeping WiFi 7? A very quick look at the Intel BE200.youtu.beSamB@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSteveTech@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI’ve looked into getting one for my AMD laptop but I haven’t actually got one yet. Some models are locked, some are not, here’s my research: The common BE200.NGWG is a CNVi module and everything except the radio itself was moved into Intel’s CPUs, for cost savings. The BE200.NGWG.NV is a normal NIC and should support AMD. The BE200.NGWG.NVX - same as above but with an X? Anything starting with BE202 sucks, avoid it.
minus-squareSamB@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoI checked the official Intel page (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230078/intel-wifi-7-be200/specifications.html) and there was no mention of CNVi. If you search for the visual difference between cards that use CNVio2 and those that use PCie, there is an actual difference at the connector level. I still don’t think that the BE200 works in the same manner as the AX211.
minus-squareSteveTech@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoYeah, sorry I wrote the comment before I watched the video.
I’ve looked into getting one for my AMD laptop but I haven’t actually got one yet. Some models are locked, some are not, here’s my research:
BE200.NGWGis a CNVi module and everything except the radio itself was moved into Intel’s CPUs, for cost savings.BE200.NGWG.NVis a normal NIC and should support AMD.BE200.NGWG.NVX- same as above but with an X?BE202sucks, avoid it.I checked the official Intel page (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230078/intel-wifi-7-be200/specifications.html) and there was no mention of CNVi. If you search for the visual difference between cards that use CNVio2 and those that use PCie, there is an actual difference at the connector level. I still don’t think that the BE200 works in the same manner as the AX211.
Yeah, sorry I wrote the comment before I watched the video.