Do I really need to run a wire if I'm getting this good of wifi?

[mamamia88]

This is the result from my laptop on wifi. I don't play any games on this computer and I'm only paying for 200. I don't copy huge files over the network but, I use plex but, I use that mostly on my tv. Even then even blu ray rips don't use anywhere near a full gigabit connection right? Is there really any point running a wire right now if my wifi is this good? 

 

[minibois]

The only reason to go for ethernet over WiFi would be the guaranteed stability of a wire, over the unpredictability of wireless.

[Windows7ge]

There's 3 reasons to run a wire:

1. Reliability
2. Bandwidth
3. Lower Ping

If everything is working fine for you over Wi-Fi then there's no compelling reason to switch. It's when the Wi-Fi cuts out or you install a NAS or you start playing games online that you'll want to think about a wired connection.

[mamamia88]

1 minute ago, Windows7ge said:

There's 3 reasons to run a wire:

1. Reliability
2. Bandwidth
3. Lower Ping

If everything is working fine for you over Wi-Fi then there's no compelling reason to switch. It's when the Wi-Fi cuts out or you install a NAS or you start playing games online that you'll want to think about a wired connection.

My gaming pc is wired. I switched out my bedroom pc for a laptop. I am just using chrome. My old isp had 20ms ping and 50mbps. I do have coax now though so might try those adapters even though it's not particularly difficult to run the cable. I also have a 100 foot cable so i can pretty much put the AP anywhere I would want or even use moca to put the AP somewhere else. But, so far so good. 

[Windows7ge]

2 minutes ago, mamamia88 said:

My gaming pc is wired. I switched out my bedroom pc for a laptop. I am just using chrome. My old isp had 20ms ping and 50mbps. I do have coax now though so might try those adapters even though it's not particularly difficult to run the cable. I also have a 100 foot cable so i can pretty much put the AP anywhere I would want or even use moca to put the AP somewhere else. But, so far so good. 

You could try a very temporary arrangement where-in you run the cable directly to the laptop for a day and go about your daily tasks. If you see no noticeable benefits over the Wi-Fi connection stick with Wi-Fi.

 

Reliability aside 5.0GHz Wi-Fi actually has a ping that's surprisingly close to a wired connection (in relation to 2.4GHz). Even latency sensitive applications shouldn't be impacted too much so long as the signal is stable.