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On Thu, Oct 02, 2014 at 10:24:51PM -0400, Alec Ten Harmsel wrote: |
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> > If not, I'll either buy a better USB WiFi adapter or continue to |
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> > google it. |
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> > Thanks. |
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> If you buy a new one, go with a PCI card. PCI is a much better bus than |
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> USB - more power so the chipset does the majority of the processing |
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> instead of the typical USB designs that offload a bunch of it to your |
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> CPU. Also, if you buy a new one, I've had fantastic experiences with |
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> Intel chipsets. |
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OTOH (I not only have 5 fingers, but) one disadvantage of PCI cards is their |
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possibly bad orientation. Their antennae are hidden behind a metal box in a |
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corner, which may impede reception. With a USB dongle, you can plug it into |
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an extension cable and then position wherever it’s best suited. |
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If your network speed is so great and CPU is so weak that it’s becoming a |
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performance drain, then that’s another pair o’shoes. |
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“Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. |
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That will just be a completely unintentional side effect.” – Linus Torvalds |