Help an idiot out...

[Snewlands]

OK, would a GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS GAMING 802.11N NETWORK CARD improve my wireless connection? or is it simply for if a cable is connected between my laptop and the cable?

I'm clueless when it comes to this stuff, so I apologise for my ignorance! Ha!

[Ash]

Wireless N is definitely better than regular Wireless. Depends if your current wireless card already has Wireless N.

[juraj]

Make sure that the wireless network you're joining can support the speeds - be it at home or elsewhere. There's no point having a card like that if the wireless router/AP isn't going to offer the bandwidth you can take.

Saying that, I consider the upgrade cost to be marginal so might as well get it (just don't automatically expect better speed/connection)

[Snewlands]

Wireless N is definitely better than regular Wireless. Depends if your current wireless card already has Wireless N.

It would be for the new laptop I'm looking at on here, I just wondered what it actually offered in terms of Mbps?

[Snewlands]

Make sure that the wireless network you're joining can support the speeds - be it at home or elsewhere. There's no point having a card like that if the wireless router/AP isn't going to offer the bandwidth you can take.

Saying that, I consider the upgrade cost to be marginal so might as well get it (just don't automatically expect better speed/connection)

It's a BT Modem I have, so it should be capable of producing the goods...

That's what I though, after tom told me about it. Just wanted to make sure it was definitely a wireless card as opposed to just the speeds I could get via a cable...

[grrrrrowl]

As far as I'm aware (and correct me if I'm wrong), when you are looking at these speeds you are basically talking about wireless transfers from another computer to your laptop. If you are suddenly expecting you internet connection to go from what it actually is to 300Mbs then that's not gonna happen (esp. since even virgin media's highest package is 100Mbs)

[Snewlands]

As far as I'm aware (and correct me if I'm wrong), when you are looking at these speeds you are basically talking about wireless transfers from another computer to your laptop. If you are suddenly expecting you internet connection to go from what it actually is to 300Mbs then that's not gonna happen (esp. since even virgin media's highest package is 100Mbs)

Jesus, I just realised it's 300Mbps! I was thinking Kbps haha!

How's it even possible to gain 300Mbps?! My download speed is around 500Kbps haha!

[tom_gr7]

How's it even possible to gain 300Mbps?! My download speed is around 500Kbps haha!

If your router is 300Mbps capable then go for the 300Mbps network card.

Wht router do you have mate

[grrrrrowl]

tbh I think it's pointless to get the upgraded card unless you do a hell of a lot of file transfers between computers.

[Ash]

It's a BT Modem I have, so it should be capable of producing the goods...

That's one thing you might want to change. In my experience, BTs internet is awful.