Good PCI Wireless adapter

[gula187]

does anyone know of a good wifi adapter card? they seem to the same price as the usb wifi adapter

 

[MindoverMaster]

I use this one on my mom's computer. She's not having any trouble.

Newegg.com - ENCORE ENLWI-G(2) Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g TPCI Standard Universal Add-in card Compliant with PCI 2.0 Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates Supports wireless data encryption with 64/128-bit WEP standard for security, Su

If you need Wireless N, get this one:

Newegg.com - EDIMAX EW-7128Gn Wireless Adapter for PC and Mac IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI Up to 150Mbps Wireless Data Rates WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA2, WPS, Cisco CCX Support

 

[gula187]

so the more mbps dosent really matter with on of these

 

[Mischa]

It also depends what frequency you want, I ordered the wmp600n (Linksys) it is 5ghz and 2.4ghz compatible and is 300mbps. This one is the only one I could find with 5ghz support.

Edit: to answer your question mbps does matter as long as you router can support it, for example if your router is only 150mbps compatible having a 300mbps adapter is pointless as you would be limited to whatever the lowest speed is (in my example 150mbps)

When MoM said if you need wireless n that means 150mbps and above (I think 124mbps might be included under n but im not sure). 54mbps is G.

 

[MindoverMaster]

It does depend on how far you are away from the router, also. 5Ghz may be fast, but it has a shorter range.

 

[gula187]

well im three rooms away from the router. what should i look for when purchasing one

 

[MindoverMaster]

You might benefit from wireless N, but you might be out of range for 5Ghz.

 

[Mischa]

Yeah sorry, forget to mention there was a range difference. I'm a couple of rooms away from my router and my Xbox gets one bar signal, occasionally 2 ( I have the 5ghz adapter in case anyone's wondering). Whereas I get 2-3 bar on 2.4ghz. If your three rooms away +1 to what MoM said go 2.4ghz.

 

[gula187]

almost all the adapters i've seen was 2.4