Wireless LAN Card Recommendations

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I will be in need of a wireless PCI LAN card or USB device for at least a
few days so I don't want to spend much money. Do PCI wireless cards have a
greater range than USB or are they equivalent? I've been looking on eBay.
Has anyone heard of TP-Link? They are very reasonably priced, but are these
cards any good? I'm a little concerned because there's another cheap card
that seems to be in plentiful supply called EDUP. But after doing a Google
search I realized that this one is junk.
 
Don said:
I will be in need of a wireless PCI LAN card or USB device for at least a
few days so I don't want to spend much money. Do PCI wireless cards have a
greater range than USB or are they equivalent? I've been looking on
eBay. Has anyone heard of TP-Link? They are very reasonably priced, but
are these cards any good? I'm a little concerned because there's another
cheap card that seems to be in plentiful supply called EDUP. But after
doing a Google search I realized that this one is junk.
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Well this one's for $10 including shipping, and I've shopped at Newegg long
enough to figure out nutcase reviews to reasonable critques about a product.
So, although I just received one of these cards myself and haven't installed
it I would wager it's probably a pretty decent card from what I have read.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...180030&cm_sp=DailyDeal-_-33-180-030-_-Product
 
Don said:
I will be in need of a wireless PCI LAN card or USB device for at least a few
days so I don't want to spend much money. Do PCI wireless cards have a greater
range than USB or are they equivalent? I've been looking on eBay. Has anyone
heard of TP-Link? They are very reasonably priced, but are these cards any
good? I'm a little concerned because there's another cheap card that seems to
be in plentiful supply called EDUP. But after doing a Google search I realized
that this one is junk.
Click to expand...

When searching for a card several months ago, I did compare several with USB
counterparts from the same companies, and in the same market range. For those
where I could find real specs, the PCI cards had significantly better
sensitivity and power output (i.e., throughput and range).

I've seen the TP-Link ads, and they seem to be targeting D-Link users. If you
only need the card for limited use, go for the good price and hope it is "good
enough" and lasts "long enough"...
 
I will be in need of a wireless PCI LAN card or USB device for at least a
few days so I don't want to spend much money. ...
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get a Netgear WG111T ! works awesome!
 
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