Comments on: 3 Things Your Desktop Shouldn’t be Without

By: Rico

Rico — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:11:06 +0000

Oh, imo, using a PCI Wireless adapter keeps things neat, in the sense that you don’t have a dongle sticking on the back (the bluetooth micro adapter tucks in quite nicely). Though if there’s a micro WiFi adapter out there, I’d go for that.

By: Rico

Rico — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:10:04 +0000

Good point DavidB… I guess I discounted N immediately because broadband connectivity in my area wouldn’t be able to maximize the increased wireless bandwidth of 802.11n. Then again, if Wireless G is actually a bottleneck, go for it!

By: DavidB

DavidB — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:01:00 +0000

Instead of a PCI wireless card, why not a USB 802.11 dongle? Much easier to upgrade/change later, and most boards these days have a plethora of USB ports. And any particular reason why not a “Draft 2.0 802.11n” wireless? Trendnet has a USB 802.11n dongle that’s worked good for me and I got a 300Mbit connection to my DLink with it.