Will Wireless-N Router Boost 802.11b/g Performance?

In reading an article in PC magazine, they did a test on some 802.11 N routers. They say that the standard will not be coming until 2009, but that they saw speeds well over 140Mbps with the N router.

They saw this speed at a distance of 85ft.

They also said that the N router should boost a normal B/G router speed according to some mfg. claims.

My POS D-Link reaches out about 10ft, so instead of getting a new Linksys b/g or something like that, would I be better off just getting the N router?

They say the reason the N router works so well is that they have 2 antennas which actually work like 4 antennas.

Anyone tried this?

Will it work with my Intel Pro b/g card?

How easy/hard is it to replace the card if not?

 

Yes it will work with a b/g card, but not at the N speeds and range. So it's pretty pointless to spend all that money on an N router but only use it at g speeds and range.

You need both an N card and an N router to get the benefits of the router, otherwise you're just running a normal g connection.

 

OK, so where do I get the N card and is it easy to put in?

Do I need to do any changes to the computer? (I am on my own as far as support, because I got my computer from that A-Hole Brian Smith aka Flawless)

 

Yes the card is pretty simple to put in, you can look on several website's to find draft N routers and card,newegg.com,tigerdirect.com,tomshardware.com -- just check the web.

 

In checking the websites, it appears there is what is called a wireless N adaptor. Just looks like it plugs into an outer slot, no?

Anyone actually use one like that or an N card at all?

BTW, I have a Clevo/Sager M570