1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted March 6, 2007 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 is price every thing?...... i looking to purchase 1 on the above and have seen 1 in dabs.com for £12 should i be looking to spend more? what must it have to be any good? any pointers / advice welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyKnight Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 What wireless router have you got? I got my two as I matching set. DI-624 High-Speed 2.4GHz (802.11g) Wireless 108Mbps1 Router & DWL-G650 High Speed 2.4GHz (802.11g) Wireless 108Mbps1 Cardbus Adapter The card on eBay for £10... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/D-Link-DWL-G650-1 ... dZViewItem What's the one you've seen then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted March 6, 2007 Author 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Qu ... ationKey=0 i went last night to help someone who had just upgraded to BT wirless home hub and was having trouble connecting his laptop. reason why he was having trouble was that the laptop is not wireless! i must admit i do not know the exact spec for the wirelss router Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redeye Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I think they're alot like the wired NICs you can install in your desktop. You can get them incredibly cheap, and they may work just fine, or you can spend considerably more money - for not a whole lot more functionality, just maybe some more bundled software or better configuration interface, etc. As with anything else, you can pay a premium simply for a name stamped on the thing as well....... The biggest thing with wireless would be speed and compatibility. If you buy a wireless g only card, and your router or ap is b only, then there will obviously be a problem. Most g cards I've seen are backwards compatible to b networks though.... Best to find out what the router is and get something compatible, and then maybe do a little research on what works well speed-wise. I've seen g networks that run as slow as b simply because the card is not all that great. But then, wireless depends on signal strength too, so if the router or ap is in a bad location, or isn't all that great of a router, then the best card in the world won't increase your speeds. Security (encryption) can effect speeds as well. Won't be an issue for internet access and such, but if you want to transfer huge files, it may be an annoyance.. With all that being said, I have had great experience with netgear equipment, and they're stuff usually gets good user reviews.... EDIT : I looked at your link after posting, and that looks to be a decent card. Couldn't find any user reviews on it however... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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