a/b/g/n/ac Ordering makes a difference?

[Nikeshp79]

Hello,

 

I'm wondering if the order of the a, b, g or n on networking device makes a difference on the quality of a product (such as the Asus PCE N53 which has protocol 802.11a/b/g/n.

 

Is this any different from the Asus PCE N15 which has 802.11b/g/n?

 

I'm looking for the "n" in the protocol, is that what I should be doing?

 

Before you suggest powerline adapters and ethernet cables, there's reason why I'm going wireless. Simply because my wall socket is behind a cupboard (i.e. I'll have to cut out a hole in it to make room for a pass-through powerline adapter) and I have no plug to run an ethernet cable without running many metres of cabling round the house.

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No, they are simply in that order because that is the order in which they were 'created'.

 

802.11ac is the newest/fastest standard at the moment.

[qwertywarrior]

802.11b/g/n doesnt have "a"

while 802.11a/b/g/n has "a"

 

nothing really uses a/b anymore  unless u have REALLY old hardware laying around

 

most wireless devices either have G/N now

mostly N

[Nikeshp79]

No, they are simply in that order because that is the order in which they were 'created'.

 

802.11ac is the newest/fastest standard at the moment.

Thanks very much, so I should just look for the "n" because that's the next best thing compared to ac? I'm sorta skimping on this component, however my internet speeds are pretty low anyways.

[beau]

Thanks very much, so I should just look for the "n" because that's the next best thing compared to ac? I'm sorta skimping on this component, however my internet speeds are pretty low anyways.

 

Yes n is the next best thing to ac.  Still pretty good.