Agility0971@lemmy.world to networking@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoWhat do you look out for when you purchase wifi cards?message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareWhat do you look out for when you purchase wifi cards?Agility0971@lemmy.world to networking@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePeterPoopshit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoI check to see if it has 5ghz and 2.4ghz. Maybe check advertised mpbs since higher is better although a wifi card actually reaching speeds of 300mbps is laughable and I’ve never once seen it.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat 300mbps has to come from both sides, and that’s assuming there’s no interference at all (which is impossible for us mortals, btw).
I check to see if it has 5ghz and 2.4ghz. Maybe check advertised mpbs since higher is better although a wifi card actually reaching speeds of 300mbps is laughable and I’ve never once seen it.
That 300mbps has to come from both sides, and that’s assuming there’s no interference at all (which is impossible for us mortals, btw).