[G4] 802.11g through USB?

[Philip J Robar]

On Nov 30, 2005, at 12:35 PM, Daniel Brieck Jr. wrote:

> Also without USB 2.0 ports the high (54 Mbits per second) Airport  
> Extreme speeds would not be possible with either of the USB  
> adapters, ... So your only options for hight speed wireless is a  
> PCI card upgrade option of some kind...
>
> In-other words:
>
> USB 54G wireless adapter on usb 1.1 port speed   about =  regular  
> Airport card speed (11 Mbits per sec)
>
> PCI  USB 2.0 card + USB 54G wireless adapter about = Airport Extreme
>
> PCI wireless card  = Airport Extreme

Typical actual 802.11b throughput in the real world is just a few  
Mbs. 802.11g and MIMO get in the range of less than 10 to 20 Mbs  
depending on conditions. You will still see a significant increase in  
network speed even when using an 802.11a/b/MIMO adaptor on a USB 1.1  
port. Of course if all you usually do with your network is use the  
Internet then it doesn't matter as even 802.11b is faster than most  
people's internet connection.


Phil