Wireless Draft-N vs Wireless-G

[gobiln1]

Hi,

Newbie here.

I was wondering, is there really much benefit to connecting via Wireless-N as opposed to Wireless-G? Will I notice the difference? I'm on a 10mbit connection, with a Draft-N router, but my desktop isn't Draft N-compatible, but.. I'm not sure if I'd see much of a difference if it was.

I'm considering http://www.cisco-routers.co.uk/u/pd/nwd170n-draft-n-10-300mbps-laptop-pc-card/91005159001b/771397
.. any thoughts?

Thanks in advance

 

[jmacavali]

It's hard to tell if there will be a difference or not because it will depend on so much. In theory there will be a difference but in practice this isn't always true. I'd say that it's not going to hurt. IMHO, since you've already got a Wireless N router, it does kind of make sense to take full advantage of it.

 

[gobiln1]

Thanks I've been told this - http://ramblax.co.uk/p~p-96172624~Linksys-WMP600N-WiFi-80211-N-Dual-Band-PCI-Card-4260039348245.aspx - would be the product to go for, as it's made for desktops, and it's Linksys-braned, like my router.. agreed?

 

[jmacavali]

Looks like a good enough product and it should be easy to configure it since they are the same brand. Good luck.

 

[gobiln1]

Thanks very much I went for it and all is going well so far