Wireless N routers worth it?

[fuzzybabybunny]

My old Linksys wrt54g router stopped being able to get the ip from my cable modem, so i think i need a new router.

Anyone use wireless N routers? Are they really that much faster than wireless G? Obviously not for internet, but for LAN transfers and stuff.

 

[Emulex]

yes and no.

they are faster when the band is clean (2.4 or 5-6ghz) but no faster when the airwaves are polluted.

and you best best best pick a router and client(pci/usb/etc) that match. otherwise you will get poopy draft-n compatibility.

mismatching chipsets brings poo results to wireless-N.

keep that in mind if you have a laptop or plan to get one.

atheros to atheros
broadcom to broadcom
etc. don't mix n match.

keep in mind routers can cost less than the actual pci/usb for multi-band/multi radio.

my newest laptop manages 450mbp/s second in a quiet basement but gets 29mbps in a busy living room (above ground).

yes 450 and 600 are possible now with N

 

[Matt84]

depends what you use it for. If it is wireless just for Internet and checking emails then stick with G for now. If you need to do large file transfers which you cannot possibly use a wired connection or you are streaming video then take a good look at wireless N even in its draft form. I can sustain 8 to 10 MB (yes megabytes) per second with my wireless N network.