802.11n

[JackMDS]

As I predicted few weeks ago, it is starting.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. ? April 5, 2006 ? NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR) a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced that it has begun shipping RangeMax NEXT to the market, the industry?s first draft 802.11n-compliant wireless networking products.

Delivering wireless speeds up to 300 Mbps, NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT offers the most complete family of draft 802.11n-compliant wireless networking products including the

RangeMax NEXT Wireless Networking Kit Gigabit Edition (WNB511T) which consists of both the RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router Gigabit Edition with 10/100/1000 Switch (WNR854T)

RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter Gigabit Edition (WN511T)

RangeMax NEXT Wireless Router with 10/100 Switch (WNR834)

RangeMax NEXT Wireless DSL 2+ Modem Router with 10/100 Switch (DG834N);

RangeMax NEXT Wireless Notebook Adapter (WN511)

RangeMax NEXT Wireless PCI Adapter (WN311)

RangeMax NEXT Wireless Access Point (WN802T).

Quote from, http://netgear.com/pressroom/press_releasesdetail.php?id=315

Starting prices $249 for Wireless Router (with Giga Switch), $129 for Client Card.

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[Goosemaster]

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[spidey07]

Originally posted by: JackMDS

Delivering wireless speeds up to 300 Mbps, NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT offers the most complete family of draft 802.11n-compliant wireless networking products including the

My favorite.

Let the gouging of the consumer with BS claims begin.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: spidey07My favorite.

Let the gouging of the consumer with BS claims begin.

Yeah Spidey to the old timers among us is "Deja Vu" all over again.

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[spidey07]

Originally posted by: JackMDS

Originally posted by: spidey07My favorite.

Let the gouging of the consumer with BS claims begin.

Yeah Spidey to the old timers among us is "Deja Vu" all over again.

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<picture large starburst on packaging in bold contrasting colors>
Super 108 megabits per second!

Cleans all stains with the power of OXY!

yeah right. It ain't 108 Mbs and that oxy crap doesn't clean jack.

 

[JackMDS]

I like to use Roller Ball pens (they write like old ink pens without the hassle) few weeks ago I put my shiny MontBlanc pen in the shirt?s pocket and forgot the put the cover on.

Well, my favorite Western Style Shirt ended up with an inch size of ?Stinky? ink.

To my surprise two treatment and double washing with Oxi Clean got rid of the ink.

So if Entry Networking Hardware would be like OXI Clean it ain't going to be as Bad.

Alas it is more like a ?Pinto?.

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[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JackMDS

Originally posted by: spidey07My favorite.

Let the gouging of the consumer with BS claims begin.

Yeah Spidey to the old timers among us is "Deja Vu" all over again.

:sun:

<picture large starburst on packaging in bold contrasting colors>
Super 108 megabits per second!

Cleans all stains with the power of OXY!

yeah right. It ain't 108 Mbs and that oxy crap doesn't clean jack.

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[Madwand1]

Looks cool, but overpriced, which you could expect for the initial releases. I'd buy some of the Netgear stuff just for the cosmetics; when it does gigabit and 802.11n, it's very attractive. Too bad it's so expensive and my equipment still works.

Two things save me from running out and buying this stuff. (1) The money. (2) Mention of 600 Mb/s capability in 802.11n while these products only claim up to 300 Mb/s. Until we see actual tests, 600 Mb/s on paper > 300 Mb/s on paper.

Note also that if the wireless performance comes anywhere near 300 Mb/s (say > 1/3 of that performance), it'll out-perform standard ethernet, so gigabit hard-wired ports would make sense. Now, performance at that speed with WPA encryption is something I'd like to see before counting on it. But I'd really like to see it; esp. if they came out with bridging capability (couldn't see the manual, so don't know for now.), so am suspending my disbelief for the moment.

 

[n0cmonkey]

I'll wait for BSD support. :evil:

 

[spyordie007]

I'm also waiting for standards to finalize as well as reviews on actual performance. Although regardless of how you look at it I'm sure it will be faster than 802.11g bit for bit.

I would like a faster wireless infrastructure though; when you start pushing around big files it makes a differance. At home I do a lot of grabbing TV recorded with my MCE box from my laptop (both copying to watch on the road as well as watching it streaming) and the actual thouroput of 802.11g is weak.

 

[InlineFour]

This will probably drain a lot more battery for laptops.

 

[spyordie007]

Originally posted by: InlineFour
This will probably drain a lot more battery for laptops.

Why would you think that? AFAIK the radio transmitter isnt any more powerful (wattage).

 

[chaforjohn]

D-Link also announced their N series of products:

D-LINK® ANNOUNCES WIRELESS NETWORKING PRODUCTS COMPLIANT WITH IEEE DRAFT 802.11N TECHNOLOGY SPECIFICATION

http://presslink.dlink.com/pr/?prid=272

Their Router is $159

After googling around though - I saw someone/site say that 802.11N is "faster" than wired 100Mbps ethernet??

What in the world - is this really true???

 

[spidey07]

be very wary of people speaking about networking on the Internet. There is enough misinformation to fill the whole intarweb.

I'll eat my hat if 802.11N can offer better throughput than wired 100 Base-T.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: spidey07
be very wary of people speaking about networking on the Internet.

That is sig worthy:laugh:

 

[Madwand1]

I don't think it really matters. These days, even at the consumer level with new gear, gigabit is so affordable and commonplace, that if you want to compete with wired you have to compete with gigabit. And if 802.11n really competes with gigabit, I'll help Spidey with his hat.

 

[merlocka]

Originally posted by: spidey07

I'll eat my hat if 802.11N can offer better throughput than wired 100 Base-T.

Quoted for future use.