The unofficial geek consensus concerning 802.11n draft gear is that users should wait for the final spec; in part because prices will fall, but also because there's no guarantee that a firmware update will upgrade all of this draft hardware being sold to the final 802.11n spec. If you absolutely need range right now, experts advise users to spring for one of the available MIMO (multiple input multiple output) wireless routers.

That's why it's strange to see the Digitimes circulating a rumor, citing vendor "sources", that says Dell is keen to ship draft 802.11n hardware in some laptops later this year.