Comments on: Cheap 802.11n wireless router http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2007/12/cheap-80211n-wireless-router/ A site to share my tips, tools, and humble thoughts on the journey to wealth Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:24:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Frugal http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2007/12/cheap-80211n-wireless-router/comment-page-1/#comment-3633 Frugal Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:49:29 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2007/12/cheap-80211n-wireless-router/#comment-3633 One day (possibly soon) you can play your archived video on your home computer hard-drive wirelessly on your TV with a single push of remote control button. But of course, you will need 802.11n for that. It's actually doable today. And obviously I don't understand why they're not available yet. One day (possibly soon) you can play your archived video on your home computer hard-drive wirelessly on your TV with a single push of remote control button. But of course, you will need 802.11n for that.

It’s actually doable today. And obviously I don’t understand why they’re not available yet.

]]> By: Pascal http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2007/12/cheap-80211n-wireless-router/comment-page-1/#comment-3630 Pascal Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:29:41 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2007/12/cheap-80211n-wireless-router/#comment-3630 I never understood why most households would need the speed that the new 802.11n provides. Your internet connection is likely limited to something like 4 Mbit/s. So unless it is several times that limit, or you communicate wirelessly with servers on your home network, or do multi-PC gaming wirelessly on your home network, you will never be able to use more speed than 802.11g offers. Did I miss something? I never understood why most households would need the speed that the new 802.11n provides. Your internet connection is likely limited to something like 4 Mbit/s. So unless it is several times that limit, or you communicate wirelessly with servers on your home network, or do multi-PC gaming wirelessly on your home network, you will never be able to use more speed than 802.11g offers. Did I miss something?

]]> By: Lawrence Chiu http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2007/12/cheap-80211n-wireless-router/comment-page-1/#comment-3629 Lawrence Chiu Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:47:11 +0000 http://www.1stMillionAt33.com/2007/12/cheap-80211n-wireless-router/#comment-3629 11b is rated at 11 megabits/sec, 11g 54 megabits/sec, 11n 300 megabits/sec. But these are purely marketing numbers. In my own experience, 11g is twice as fast as 11b and 11n is twice as fast as 11g. Nowhere near 5X that they advertise on the box. I did my testing with the router and client in the same room. $40 is a great price for a brand-name 11n router though although you can easily beat that if you go with the Airlink's at Fry's. Airlink is a Fry's in-house brand. 11b is rated at 11 megabits/sec, 11g 54 megabits/sec, 11n 300 megabits/sec. But these are purely marketing numbers. In my own experience, 11g is twice as fast as 11b and 11n is twice as fast as 11g. Nowhere near 5X that they advertise on the box. I did my testing with the router and client in the same room.

$40 is a great price for a brand-name 11n router though although you can easily beat that if you go with the Airlink’s at Fry’s. Airlink is a Fry’s in-house brand.

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