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Old October 2nd, 2007, 09:16 PM
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PCI or USB

Just wondering what the general opinion was on these forums. Should I buy another PCI wireless adapter or a USB adapter?

What are the differences in performance etc?

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Old October 2nd, 2007, 09:47 PM
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IMHO. PCI adapters are better. Also, getting something with a detachable antenna is a good idea either way, especially if the antenna is coming out the back and the PC is up against a wall or something.
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Old October 2nd, 2007, 11:52 PM
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Agreed PCI is better
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Old October 2nd, 2007, 11:54 PM
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Any suggestions as to which PCI cards I should look into? My PC is one floor above the wireless router (Belkin54g router). Should I get another Belkin card or can I get a different brand without too much hassle?
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Old October 3rd, 2007, 01:31 AM
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the brand really should not matter.
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Old October 3rd, 2007, 08:27 PM
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As long as the Belkin router is a normal 54g all is well get any brand you like. If it has some sort of "speed boost" then you might want to stick with a belkin adapter made for speed boost.
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Old October 4th, 2007, 04:29 PM
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Probably a stupid question but, if I get a 108Mbps wireless network card, will I need to upgrade my router also?
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Old October 4th, 2007, 08:07 PM
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A 108Mbps card needs to be paired with a router that uses the same technology, in order to reach that speed. Mixed brands will not work, and you will need to purchase a new router, you cannot update router firmware to get 108Mbps support.

But your 108Mbps card will most definitely have support for 802.11b (11Mbps) and g (54Mbps) standards used by any wireless router, so you only have to replace the router if you want to use 108Mbps.
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