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<blockquote data-quote="NightShade" data-source="post: 3344274" data-attributes="member: 29706"><p>Here is the deal, wireless will most always be slower than wired. However if you are not worried about file transfer and things of that nature it doesn't really matter as long as it's faster than your internet connection. So there unless you have fiber or the fastest cable it's probably not going to matter. Even a cheapo should work fine.</p><p></p><p>That's one of the things you have to think about before buying stuff that is wireless, just because it's fast and fancy doesn't make your internet connection any faster. It's different when you have a server in the house that you are transferring files to and from but even then you have to look at the slowest link in the chain. Sure that AC 1900 can put out 1900 Mbps but if the link from it to the server is only 1024Mbps is it really worth it? That is why when I upgraded the link to my server I also made sure my desktop was on a similar link so that it was useful. Now the slowest thing I have to deal with is the drives in the server... And that is the big issue with technology, you are always chasing down the biggest bottleneck to try and remove it. Don't overthink things when the slowest link is what you get from your ISP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NightShade, post: 3344274, member: 29706"] Here is the deal, wireless will most always be slower than wired. However if you are not worried about file transfer and things of that nature it doesn't really matter as long as it's faster than your internet connection. So there unless you have fiber or the fastest cable it's probably not going to matter. Even a cheapo should work fine. That's one of the things you have to think about before buying stuff that is wireless, just because it's fast and fancy doesn't make your internet connection any faster. It's different when you have a server in the house that you are transferring files to and from but even then you have to look at the slowest link in the chain. Sure that AC 1900 can put out 1900 Mbps but if the link from it to the server is only 1024Mbps is it really worth it? That is why when I upgraded the link to my server I also made sure my desktop was on a similar link so that it was useful. Now the slowest thing I have to deal with is the drives in the server... And that is the big issue with technology, you are always chasing down the biggest bottleneck to try and remove it. Don't overthink things when the slowest link is what you get from your ISP. [/QUOTE]
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