new to this topic. perhaps i missed it in the deluge of replies, but it seems no one addressed the point of cost vs protocol (b or n). you said in your original post that you'll be using it with an airport extreme base station, but you neglected to say what other computers/ peripherals are connected to the base station. if all you are doing is connecting the base station to a DSL modem or a shared printer, and to other computers which are basically independent clients of the DSL and/or printer, then the older, cheaper, 802.11b card is already faster than the DSL, and probably faster than the printer, so you won't "see" any discernible difference in performance. on the other hand, if you are multi-tasking jobs, parallel processing, or otherwise transferring large amounts of data or huge files between computers constantly, then the faster card (n designation) will seem like day and night.
always remember, a chain is only as strong (as fast) as the weakest (slowest) link. improving the other links first is a waste of resources. and NEVER buy more horsepower than you are actually using right now. if you ever need more in the future, it will be cheaper (and probably better) then. these last two are basic laws of any technology implementation, but frequently forgotten. ah...clem --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
