To Buy or not to Buy?

[backseatgunner]

Is it worth it to buy this cheap hardware? What are the disadvantages compared to buying something with a higher price tag?

Buy or not buy?

http://www.compusa.com/products/pro...14&cm_ven=froogle&cm_cat=&cm_pla=&cm_ite=feed

http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PRODUCT&PROD_ID=686994&cid=25608&fp=F

 

[apj101]

the card is 802.11b, which is only11Mbps, rather than 802.11g which has 54Mbps.

 

[xX_InVeRtEr_Xx]

I use belkin but i gess that would be fine too.

 

[backseatgunner]

how much faster is wireless g than wireless b

 

[mgoldb2]

how much faster is wireless g than wireless b

http://www.computerforum.com/showpost.php?p=118916&postcount=2

 

[jjsevdt]

If you get super G or speed booster it will be 108MBps

 

[apj101]

http://www.computerforum.com/showpost.php?p=118916&postcount=2

guess some people never learn

 

[backseatgunner]

I know the numbers, I want to know if it will make a significant difference.

 

[apj101]

for web browsing maybe not so much. For network activity such as file sharing damn yes, its a big difference

 

[4W4K3]

for web browsing maybe not so much. For network activity such as file sharing damn yes, its a big difference

I didn't think it was a speed difference, i thought it was just a greater DISTANCE that you can expand your wireless signal. Is this not right?

Your internet speed is still the same, if its on B or G regardless. Maybe i am missing something? We used to use B 11Mbps, we jsut got G 108Mbps.

 

[Enigma121]

Internet speed is unlikely to be affected, as this is normally the slowest part of the network link.

It will make a big difference when copying files around on a local internal network, e.g. between two wireless machine or a wireless and a wired machine. If you aren't running more than one machine, it's not worth worrying about.