I live in a small studio apartment, but would like to have wireless internet for my laptop. It is a MacBook and has Wireless N capabilities. Should I spend the extra amount for the wireless N? Or is it more of a distance thing?
Also, does the speedbooster feature on LinkSys make a huge difference?
2007-05-13 15:08:34 · 6 answers · asked by asg2d 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
1) wireless g router is not faster then a wireless n router.
2) are you sure your mac book has wireless n? That is a really new protocol and you mac book would have to be less then 2 months old.
3) wireless n is about 8x faster then wireless g and covers a bigger area as far a signal streangth goes, so you need to decide if it is worth it or not.
4) Speedbooster will only work between a router and a wireless g adapter that has the same speedbooster technology. So It will not work with any integrated wifi in laptops.
2007-05-13 17:13:49 · answer #1 · answered by Taba 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Wireless G router, and the speed is fine. Wireless N cards are backwards compatible, so I'd just wait for the new Wireless N technology to become more widely used.
2007-05-13 15:12:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should wait!
Wireless g right now is the fastest standard, wireless N or (Pre-N) as its technically called is the standard thats out now. Basically the N is a early release and it may suffer from technical flaws. Definately wait till the full version of Wireless-N comes out before upgrading. If you upgrade to N now you will regret it when you have to spend the money again later on a better N router.
2007-05-13 16:24:44 · answer #3 · answered by romeohsdrumline 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If/once you improve to on the spot N it will strengthen the value of your computers on the LAN. This has an ever so average strengthen in how briskly you start up internet downloads which incorporate loading a internet web site. the super distinction could be the value of record transfers from one gadget to a diverse. yet another super distinction could be the area the computing device could be from the router. that's provided you have on the spot N adapters interior the computers additionally.
2016-10-15 21:57:35 · answer #4 · answered by quellette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the wirelless n router is about 3 times faster than G, but if you are only using it for internet, which only comes in at 6mbps for cable (avg), G, a 54mbps link, is more than enough, and if range is not a problem, get the G router.
2007-05-13 15:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anon Helper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wireless g
operates at 2.4ghz to 2.5ghz
thruput 19mb/s
data rate 54mb/s
range indoors ~35m
range outdoors ~110m
wireless n
operates at 2.4ghz to 5ghz
thruput74mb/s
data rate 600mb/s
range indoors ~100m
range outdoors ~200m
i recommend wireless g if you dont need the speed.
2007-05-13 15:24:49 · answer #6 · answered by kcrx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋