Looking for Decent Desktop WLAN Adapter

[Makromizer]

I have a 100 Mb/s Internet connection and use a Netgear N600 (WNDR3800, a b n, 300 Mb/s WLAN) Router. Depending on client, I had WLAN speeds of 30 to 65 Mb/s. So I thought about buying a new router (maybe even 2 to bridge them), so I can actually use my Internet speed.

However, I recently bought a ThinkPad T440s that comes with a Intel Wireless-AC 7260. With this Laptop, I get 100 Mb/s Internet speed wherever I am in my flat. So the simple conclusion to me was that I don't need a new router, I just need better client adapters.

Does anyone know a solution how I could imitate the WLAN speed of my T440s on a desktop computer? I find tons of tests of routers, but almost none about adapters (almost exclusively in conjunction with a particular router), why is that if there's such a huge difference? I don't mind an external antenna or a particular interface, I can work with PCI-E, LAN or USB.

 

[JackMDS]

The problem is with the Wireless card in your computers.

The new Think Pad has a Wireless card that can take advantage on the High Speed Wireless of the Router. The other computers have an inferior Wireless cards that can connect only has a typical low end 802.11n (30 - 65 Mb/sec.).

Only solution is to change the Wireless card (if possible) on the other computers.

Examples:

USB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833166046

PCI-e - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833106135

 

[It's Not Lupus]

PCI-e - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833106135

Have you used that Intel adapter? I've have issues with it and don't recommend it.

 

[makrom]

Thanks for your propositions. I'm aware that my wireless adapters are the culprit, why I'm asking what new one to get

My other adapters are all specified to support 300 to 450 MBit/s. But I'm quite intrigued by your second link. however, I think I did have a 6300 in my T410s and only got around 50 MBit/s. Do you know if these adapters (in practical conditions) reach speeds exceeding 100 MBit/s / have comparable 802.11n speeds to the AC 7260 (wrongly wrote 7200 before) setup I have in my T440s?

 

[JackMDS]

Wireless specs are the pure spec. that usually related to the inner chipset of the device.

I.e., a manufacturer buys a Chipset/Radio from an OEM (actually there is only six OEMs that sells these chipset).

The consumer manufactures (there is hundreds of them) put in the Data sheet of the devices what ever the OEM vendor rate is, they do not tell you how how the device perform after they use it in the final product.

The way the Device is designed, its manufactured packaging, firmware, Antenna, etc., all affect the pure overall performance.

Then add to it the computer capacity, and the environmental variables and the outcome in many case is totally different than the OEM rating.

In away the marketing of Entry Level Wireless devices is a "Soft Scam".

All that I personally can do online is attest to devices that I used myself or installed into Family and Friends Network/System and the way they operate with the specific environment that I installed it for.