New Wireless Adapter

dark2099 · Jan 14, 2013, 05:27 PM

So for quite a while now, I've been using a USB network adapter and would like to upgrade to a PCI/PCI-E based one, but am so out of the loop, was hoping to get some advice on what to look for. Thanks!

AthlonX2 · Jan 14, 2013, 06:10 PM

Anything that is dual band capable. I personally choose Asus products

ASUS PCE-N53 Dual-Band Wireless-N600 Adapter IEEE ...

Jetster · Jan 14, 2013, 07:14 PM

PCI-e is not necessarily an upgrade. Some of the best Network adapters are usb. Netgear has some really nice N900 adapters if your router has that capability

Although this is definitely an upgrade ASUS PCE-AC66 Next Generation AC Dual-Band Wireles...

Or this is new NETGEAR A6200-100NAS 802.11ac Dual Band Wi-Fi Adap...

Krazy Owl · Jan 15, 2013, 01:04 AM

Since you want to upgrade I would suggest to stick with a 5 ghz bandwith. Most of things in home still use the 2.4ghz. So sometimes you get choppy wireless phone because of router.

border · Jan 17, 2013, 10:50 AM

I'd like to jump in here and ask if USB adapters are basically all the same except that the more expensive ones are dual band? The cheap ones are just $10 before shipping from the egg.

Fourstaff · Jan 17, 2013, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by border

The cheap ones are just $10 before shipping from the egg.

Those have weak signals etcetc, so unless you are quite close to your router and its unobstructed it will give you untold amounts of pain.

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Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,880 (2.35/day) Thanks: 941 Thanked 866 Times in 633 Posts System Specs	PCI-e is not necessarily an upgrade. Some of the best Network adapters are usb. Netgear has some really nice N900 adapters if your router has that capability Although this is definitely an upgrade ASUS PCE-AC66 Next Generation AC Dual-Band Wireles... Or this is new NETGEAR A6200-100NAS 802.11ac Dual Band Wi-Fi Adap... Last edited by Jetster; Jan 14, 2013 at 07:48 PM.

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