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WiFi

by blueade7 Nov 10, 2009 12:41AM PST

Hi,
I am getting a new laptop shortly. Found the perfect model but it uses 802.11b/g WiFi rather than 802.11n. Is this a major issue? Is 802.11n that much better?
Cheers, Andy

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I'm going with no.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Nov 10, 2009 12:54AM PST

We've had people discover faster connections with G at times in their home networks. Go figure.

Not a big deal.

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I am not certain either

by Mcorlew Nov 10, 2009 2:28AM PST

Supposedly one of the advantages to N is that it does better at ignoring interference. Not an issue for most ppl.
about.com as my source
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wireless80211/a/aa80211standard.htm

For me it is about future proofing. If there is a $25 N upgrade I would take it, but I wouldn't choose a whole different lappy based on N. Besides if it ever becomes critical I am sure you can get N support with peripherals.

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