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    Cheap PCI 802.11g adaptor recommendation needed

    Not so fussed about absolute speed, but I am totally fed up with my USB adaptor which reconnects every 2 hours or so, despite having an excellent signal, so I'm looking for a PCI adaptor that is a bit more stable. Must be able to do WPA also.

    Thanks in advance,

    PS: looking at some MIMO stuff - does that need to be present on both router and computer card to make a difference, or can it still be an improvement if just the computer card is MIMO?
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    This seems to be what you are looking for

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    Thanks - would you recommend edimax over the cheaper MSI?

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    I looked for one that was instock - as I was guessing that you were kinda fed up with the USB Card - the cheaper ones I saw were on pre-order

    I've used a few edimax bits, and for the price, they are rather good, not always the most feature packed, but do what they say on the box.

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    Hehe yeah, but for now I've just stuck the old reliable cat 5 in there

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    Quote Originally Posted by kalniel View Post
    Hehe yeah, but for now I've just stuck the old reliable cat 5 in there
    Ah, that would be what I would stick with

    If you are determined to go back to wireless, either the MSI or Edimax Cards should be fine

    MIMO needs to be supported both at the reciever and at the sender to work afaik...

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    Asus and Edimax both on Today Only at Scan, going to order 2 Asus one's

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