Wireless N vs N1

scooter41

scooter41

scooter41

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Hi There!

I am currently looking to upgrade my home network, and digital photography is my thing so therefore I use a lot of large files. My main computer is fine as thats where the files are stored, but I often work a lot on the laptop, which is where wireless g is become too slow to work on now.

I have been looking into upgrading to a wireless N network, to try and get more speed, and have now noticed that there are a lot of wireless N1 components around too, but at a higher price.... is the extra money justified for N1 or would it be best to save money and just stick with wireless N?

Any help greatly appreciated :)
 
scooter41 said:
Hi There!

I am currently looking to upgrade my home network, and digital photography is my thing so therefore I use a lot of large files. My main computer is fine as thats where the files are stored, but I often work a lot on the laptop, which is where wireless g is become too slow to work on now.

I have been looking into upgrading to a wireless N network, to try and get more speed, and have now noticed that there are a lot of wireless N1 components around too, but at a higher price.... is the extra money justified for N1 or would it be best to save money and just stick with wireless N?

Any help greatly appreciated :)
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I think N1 is a marketing name for Belkin stuff. The standard is actually Wireless-N and its still not fully ratified (its in draft form). Pretty much all N stuff is similar in terms of range and throughput so choose a manufacturer that has a good customer service record and good support.
 
right... I was actually looking at belkin, they have a wireless N card and a wireless N1 card too... one is £20 odd difference, so wasnt sure what the difference was!

I will check out the belkin site in more detail :)
 
I would recommend a Wireless N router as the benefits of my D-LINK Wireless N Gigabyte Dir-655 totally smash my previous router which was a Belkin Wireless G Cable Broadband Router. Just to confirmed the previous poster opinion which i concur, stay away from Belkin!
 
Indeed. Stay away from Belkin.

Is your internet provider ADSL2+ (e.g. Be, Sky, o2, in excess of 8mbit/sec)? If so, you should take into consideration the modem chipset of any router you purchase as it could have a large effect on your internet speed/stability.
 
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