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    USB or PCI wireless N dual band adapter

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by reb1, May 5, 2011.

  1. reb1

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    I'm going to purchase a dual band wireless adapter for my windows 7 home desktop. I am wondering if a PCI style will function better than a USB model. I am looking at the Linksys WMP600N IEEE 802.11a/b/g, IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 PCI Wireless Adapter with Dual-Band model. Or the EnGenius EUB9801 IEEE 802.11a/b/g, IEEE 802.11n USB model.
     
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    Antenna placement is usually the key. If you're like most people, your PC console is on the floor.
     
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    PCI wireless with antenna out the back of the box has always worked ok for me.

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    Thanks for the replies on this. The newer computer that I replaced my xp box with has less usb ports and uses two of them for the mouse and keyboard. I was also under the impression that usb had more limit on speed than a PCI slot.
     
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