What is more reliable - pci wireless adaptor or USB ?

[zobbo]

For XP, what is more reliable connection for a wireless router...a pci adaptor card or a usb one?

 

[franklin97355]

Both will work. It depends on what you can get and if you want to take the computer apart to install the card.

 

[LSTAN]

If you have USB 1.1 ports, my advice is to get a pci one. Reason being that USB 1.1 has a transfer speed of 11 Mbps and USB 2.0 has transfer speed of 480 Mbps. It would a waste if you have a G standard wireless router and a G wireless USB adapter but with the speed is limited by your USB 1.1 ports.

802.11b - transfer speed is 11Mbps
802.11g - transfer speed is 54Mbps

 

[paparazi]

Internal PCI bus possibly but then both are pretty mature now.
USB wireless dongles are very convenient but cost a little more, I guess if this is going to be a permanent fixture I would go for a fixed PCI card otherwise the dongle is good if you swap and change more.
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[InterlinkModule]

If you have a fairly recent system with USB 2.0 then I say go for that. It's a lot simpler and can be easily moved if you go somewhere or upgrade your system. And the newer USB is very stable....

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[zobbo]

ok its USB early version i have - so I might have upgrade to a PCI usb card or just install the PCI networking adaptor.

LSTAN, I never knew there was such a difference between old USB and USB 2.0 in terms of data transfer.


Thank you for all the advice everyone.

 

[paparazi]

Oh yeah 40X but that wouldn't necessarily be applicable to the device used.

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[LSTAN]

Hi zobbo

For your reading pleasure:

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/article.php/3301181

 

[zobbo]

LSTAN, thank you for that great article.