Actually, 802.11n was ratified as a standard a while ago, and most draft-n routers can be upgraded to the final standard via a firmware update.
Jon - if you're predominantly using hardwire connections, find the cheapest g-router you can get that has gigabit ethernet ports and have fun. On Jul 28, 1:23 pm, Joe Coughlin <[email protected]> wrote: > N is fine, but if you use it with a mix of N and G wireless adapters, you > won't get the full benefit of N speeds. > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mine has cacked. (How a piece of equipment with no moving parts can go > > bad is a question for another time.) > > > Dropped into Best Buy today. Faced with "N" and "G" routers, > > technically wireless, though I'll be plugging into the LAN ports. Is > > "N" new enough / fast enough / better enough to warrant the extra > > bucks, even if I'm not using the router wirelessly? Or has wired vs. > > wireless got nothing to do with anything? > > > Thanks > > Jon > > (boring details: connecting two WinXP machines, a desktop and a > > laptop, into a local network) > > > -- > > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > > 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/tvornottv?hl=en > > -- > +++++++++++++++ > Joe Coughlinhttp://www.twitter.com/inturnaround -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. 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/tvornottv?hl=en
