Which PCI WI-FI card?

ninjabib

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Hi

Hope someone can help spread some light over a few queries i have please.

I am looking for a wi-fi adaptor but i have been told to ignore the USB adaptors as they are simply not as good as the slot in PCI ones correct?

Question 1- My Be router is 54bmps does this mean i can only buy a 802G adaptor or could i buy a 802N one ie are the N adaptors compatible as i may decide to upgrade my router in the future so if they are compatible i will buy a N one now.


Is there much difference in terms of performance between the brands?

I'm currently looking at :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-007-BE&groupid=46&catid=1451&subcat=



or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-041-EX&groupid=46&catid=1451&subcat=


One thing that concerns me about the Belkin PCI is that i'm running Vista Premium 64 bit.

Any help much appreciated
 
USB just adds another layer of complexity, it's not well suited to networking and some of the adapters are prone to overheating. If you've got room for a PCI card that'll always be preferable.

An 802.11n card will be backwards compatible with 802.11g so that makes sense. There's an Edimax one for an extra £4.

Belkin are trash, horrible software and driver support. Edimax on the other hand seem to be well regarded.
 
Sorry to plunder the fresh corpse of an old thread rather than start my own, but can someone tell me if the EW-7727In is a good choice for Windows 7 64-bit? If not can someone suggest an alternative?

Much appreciated,

PK!
 
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