Wireless Cards & Adapters

[Jernlov]

My USB wireless adapter seems to show signs that it is on its way out. It's a Tenda W311U, which uses the Ralink 2870 chip. It doesn't handle much throughput before lagging me out either, so I think it's time to get a new one. I'm leaning more towards a PCI card, but here is my problem: everyone seems to have a different opinion about each card, and I'm not well-versed enough in networking equipment to make a concrete decision.

 

I'm looking for a draft-N wireless PCI card, preferably under £50. Suggestions for USB adapters are welcomed if you've had experience with them. I've had pretty rough times with Netgear stuff in the past, but I have no idea if they've changed or not nowadays.

 

Recommend away. Thanks.

 

e: I found this one, which has 4 positive reviews and a really great price tag. I'm still open to suggestions if anyone knows anything better, though. Also, this one. I've heard that D-Link is a pretty good brand too.

Edited January 30, 2010 by SilverSword

[Quorra]

This probably doesn't help, but:

 

I'm using some random $20 USB one and its been working perfectly for like a year now.

 

USB would be easier if you tend to go on different computers, D-Link is pretty good IMO.

[Jernlov]

I usually just use my desktop, and I've been reading that PCI cards are generally a much better solution for desktop wireless use. I'm not too bothered about the link speed of the card because I don't seem to hit above 135Mbps on my home network.

 

The simplest solution would be to use an ethernet cable... but that's not really possible when you have 4 other people who want to connect to the Internet in a large house!

 

Oh, I forgot to mention that my router is a Netgear DGN2000, if this helps any.

[Kaphias]

I bought this one a few months ago as a replacement for my rotten Netgear one, so far I've no issues. I see you put an Edimax down as one you looked at, so if you like that one better I'd go for it as Edimax seems pretty good. I have a D-link router that replaced a Linksys and have had no problems with it, so your second choice would probably be a good one as well.