Recommendations for a wireless n adapter

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golfpunk111

94 posts

Master Geek

#71886 19-Nov-2010 01:04

hey all i am after a decent wireless n adapter for my htpc anyone got some good recommendations?

preferably i'd like:

dual band
streaming high def movies
pci or pci-e
and not tp link (i wont touch that cheap crap, had so many problems with a previous pci card and router)

oh and windows 7 compatible, so yeah any suggestions on a good card would be great. thanks.

Ragnor

8219 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#406673 19-Nov-2010 11:28

Hah I was going to suggest TP Link, had no problems with a TP-Link TL-WN821N (have used it in Win XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and WDTV Live).

However since you had a bad experience with them I guess you'll want to stick to Linksys, Belkin and Netgear options.

Wills1

710 posts

Ultimate Geek

#408114 23-Nov-2010 12:43

Ragnor: Hah I was going to suggest TP Link, had no problems with a TP-Link TL-WN821N (have used it in Win XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and WDTV Live).

However since you had a bad experience with them I guess you'll want to stick to Linksys, Belkin and Netgear options.

I have the same as above and have found it excellent

golfpunk111

94 posts

Master Geek

#408138 23-Nov-2010 13:22

from memory i used the same adapter but it didn't like my dlink modem/router and caused my computer to lock up and freeze (googling found many people with the same problem with different modems) so i brought a tp link n modem router but that caused problems with other computers/laptops in the house with unreliable signals dropping out and also causing windows explorer to lock up. have chucked both since and gone back to a wireless g asus adapter brought about 5 years ago that works no problem with win 7, except for the slow data transfer compared to n which is what i am really after...

lueyyou

107 posts

Master Geek

#408219 23-Nov-2010 14:23

I've got 2 TL-WN821N and a TP-Link wireless router too all running no problems...

TP-Link wireless dongles are the best I've ever used, can run 24/7 without any connection issues