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Bamming1 · Dec 4, 2015

I wanted to add wireless network adapter to my gaming machine I have Netgear N600 so will newer network adapter work if I plan to upgrade the router later on and is add in card faster than usb connector?

bliq · Dec 4, 2015

Yes, 802.11ac USB adapters are backwards compatible with 802.11b/g/n (as long as you don't configure it to "ac only" or something like that)

smorizio · Dec 4, 2015

usb sticks are used most time if the pc and router are near each other. pci wifi cards can have more output (mv) then the usb sticks and can get better range. if the router on one side of the home and the pc is on the other look at power line unit. if not them look at high power usb and pci cards. with the wifi cards spend the extra money make sure it a 5g card. sometime if your in a condo there to man 2.4g devices and wifi range and speed sucks.

Bamming1 · Dec 4, 2015

bliq :

you mean outlet adapters?

Bamming1 · Dec 4, 2015

smorizio :

Do they make 3.0 network adapters to be faster?

smorizio · Dec 4, 2015

they started making usb 3.0 sticks so that you can have faster data rates through the usb sticks.

bliq · Dec 4, 2015

Bamming1 :

No, the unit itself is called a "Network Adapter". The one you are talking about plugs into the USB port so they're technically called USB Network Adapters, or USB adapter for short.

As for are they making USB 3.0 ones, the answer is yes because the newer N and AC standards allow for speeds that exceed USB 2.0's max of 480mb/s. The fastest N and AC can do 600mb/s on 2.4 and as much as 1300mb/s on 5 (at least theoretically, practically its much less).

Bamming1 · Dec 4, 2015

bliq :

Bamming1 :

No, the unit itself is called a "Network Adapter". The one you are talking about plugs into the USB port so they're technically called USB Network Adapters, or USB adapter for short.

As for are they making USB 3.0 ones, the answer is yes because the newer N and AC standards allow for speeds that exceed USB 2.0's max of 480mb/s. The fastest N and AC can do 600mb/s on 2.4 and as much as 1300mb/s on 5 (at least theoretically, practically its much less).

thanks for the help

Bamming1 · Dec 4, 2015

bliq :

Bamming1 :

No, the unit itself is called a "Network Adapter". The one you are talking about plugs into the USB port so they're technically called USB Network Adapters, or USB adapter for short.

As for are they making USB 3.0 ones, the answer is yes because the newer N and AC standards allow for speeds that exceed USB 2.0's max of 480mb/s. The fastest N and AC can do 600mb/s on 2.4 and as much as 1300mb/s on 5 (at least theoretically, practically its much less).

thanks for the help so why not ac

bliq · Dec 4, 2015

Bamming1 :

The only reason is probably price. I'd use AC if it was an option if only for future proofing even if your router was the older N (or even B or G) standard. It would operate in N (or B or G) mode until you upgraded your router to an AC one, and then it would detect that it was connected to an AC router and start working faster.

Bamming1 · Dec 4, 2015

smorizio :

I was reviewing ac network adapters on oct,3 15 trying to get and idea

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