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Does it matter which brand WiFi card I buy?

ftorok02
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I want to get a 5GHz network card, but there are so many options. These are the two that I am looking at, the ebay one is cheaper though, will I notice a performance difference?

 

(More expensive) 

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-Express-Adapter-TL-WDN4800/dp/B007GMPZ0A/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1482957649&sr=8-19-spons&keywords=mini%2Bpcie%2Bto%2Bpcie&th=1

 

(Cheaper)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Wifi-150M-Bluetooth-4-0-PCI-E-Adapter-Card-Dual-Band-2-4G-5G-2-Antennas-/142146419285?hash=item2118963a55:g:VHoAAOSwA3dYGAtz

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6 minutes ago, ftorok02 said:

I want to get a 5GHz network card, but there are so many options. These are the two that I am looking at, the ebay one is cheaper though, will I notice a performance difference?

 

(More expensive) 

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-Express-Adapter-TL-WDN4800/dp/B007GMPZ0A/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1482957649&sr=8-19-spons&keywords=mini%2Bpcie%2Bto%2Bpcie&th=1

 

(Cheaper)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Wifi-150M-Bluetooth-4-0-PCI-E-Adapter-Card-Dual-Band-2-4G-5G-2-Antennas-/142146419285?hash=item2118963a55:g:VHoAAOSwA3dYGAtz

i would get the tp link one because its well known

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17 minutes ago, ftorok02 said:

I want to get a 5GHz network card, but there are so many options. These are the two that I am looking at, the ebay one is cheaper though, will I notice a performance difference?

 

(More expensive) 

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-Express-Adapter-TL-WDN4800/dp/B007GMPZ0A/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1482957649&sr=8-19-spons&keywords=mini%2Bpcie%2Bto%2Bpcie&th=1

 

(Cheaper)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Wifi-150M-Bluetooth-4-0-PCI-E-Adapter-Card-Dual-Band-2-4G-5G-2-Antennas-/142146419285?hash=item2118963a55:g:VHoAAOSwA3dYGAtz

Yep, the TP-Link one supports speeds up to 450 Mbps (around 50 megabytes a second) whereas the no name one supports up to 150 Mbps (around 18 megabytes a second) and is most likely far lower quality.

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I wouldn't touch generic no-name ones.

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