Wireless PC Card for laptop

[frank84]

Is there a big differences between different brands and models as far as the performance goes?

If there is, what would be trustworthy company and reliable model?

I am trying to stay away from USB wireless module..

-frank

 

[Ctrackstar126]

Sometimes its a good idea to match the card to whatever router you have. linksys-->linksys netgear-->netgear etc.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: wonho84
Is there a big differences between different brands and models as far as the performance goes?

No there is Not!

This card have a stroner Output and can be fit with Extrenal Antenna, so it is currently a better choice among general use cards.

http://www.buffalotech.com/products/product-detail.php?productid=110

:sun:

 

[frank84]

thanks for the info..

but what if i am going everywhere with my laptop?
i cannot really match anything..

 

[Ctrackstar126]

Then take the advice of Jack he knows his shizznit

 

[n0cmonkey]

I personally don't think it matters a whole lot what card you get, unless you want F/OSS (Linux, *BSD, OpenSolaris) support. Then you have to be pickier.

I mix and match everything. I've got Linksys, Netgear, Apple, and D-Link all working together in harmony.

 

[Ctrackstar126]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I personally don't think it matters a whole lot what card you get, unless you want F/OSS (Linux, *BSD, OpenSolaris) support. Then you have to be pickier.

I mix and match everything. I've got Linksys, Netgear, Apple, and D-Link all working together in harmony.

Granted they are all compatible and will work good together I was just suggesting if you were going to pick one best bet is to match. No reason why not to match

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Ctrackstar126

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
I personally don't think it matters a whole lot what card you get, unless you want F/OSS (Linux, *BSD, OpenSolaris) support. Then you have to be pickier.

I mix and match everything. I've got Linksys, Netgear, Apple, and D-Link all working together in harmony.

Granted they are all compatible and will work good together I was just suggesting if you were going to pick one best bet is to match. No reason why not to match

I wasn't disagreeing, just sayin'.

The only reason for not matching that I can come up with is when looking for something supported by Linux or a BSD. Although, now that I think about it most of my stuff is matching in one way or another:
Prism chipset:
Linksys PCI
Linksys USB
Netgear PCI
Apple wireless card (802.11b in my original iceBook)

RALink chipset:
2x edimax PCI
D-Link USB

Broadcom:
Apple wireless card (802.11g in my Powerbook)

The Linksys base station probably uses the broadcom chipset too, although I haven't popped it open to find out.

 

[frank84]

hmm

but there should be some obvious differences between a $15 ones and a $40 ones right??

what are the things i should look for?
frequency?? speed?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: wonho84
hmm

but there should be some obvious differences between a $15 ones and a $40 ones right??

Nah, not really. They all use the same chipsets basically, and generally the same radios. Broadcom, Atheros, RALink, and RealTek (I think I forgot one or two...) chipsets are in probably a majority of 802.11g adapters. The difference in price often comes from the name on the sticker.

Intel creates their own chipsets, but I don't like recommending them.

 

[frank84]

what's the deal with differences in data rate?

some of them has 54mbps and some has over 100

and differences in frequency??

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: wonho84
what's the deal with differences in data rate?

some of them has 54mbps and some has over 100

802.11g is rated for 54mbps. Some companies do some funky things to get more than that. If you go with something non-standard, try to match equipment. I'm not sure how interchangable that stuff is.

and differences in frequency??

802.11g works in the 2.4ghz range.

 

[frank84]

thanks alot.. so it will be some what stupid to pay more just to get higher mbps.. right?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: wonho84
thanks alot.. so it will be some what stupid to pay more just to get higher mbps.. right?

That's up to you. With what I do on my wireless network (mostly browsing, email, the usual lamer stuff) it wouldn't matter. Downloading files from the internet won't be affected either way. What will be affected is transferring files on your local network. In that case the more mbps you can get the better.