What type of router is the best for my needs?

Question

I'm starting grade 9 in Sept. 2008 at home I have a nfusion satellite and I'm also getting a Acer EX4620-6736 to use at school and at home for school and also to surf the web. So what type of wireless router would work best for me? Do a need a adaptor for my laptop and how much would the adaptor and router be for? I have a modem so can I hook the modem cables into the router and then route them into into the laptop and the satellite? DETAILED AND COMPLETE ANSWERS ONLY!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!

Answer 1

ok, your computer should come with wireless connectivity built in if I did my research right, so you will not need an extra adapter. As far as router goes, I would recommend either netgear or linksys.

This is the model I have, and it seems to work well for me. They carry them at bestbuy, and many other places, like Staples, and Amazon.com. I know this is a very popular model.

NETGEAR - RangeMax 802.11g Wireless Router

Model: WPN824

I do not have any specific recommendations as far as linksys goes (simply because I do not have a Linksys). I know they received the best ratings in a recent survey, and are very popular, and I know people who have them. So I know they make good routers.

Good luck hope this helps you. I am not an expert at networking, but this is what I would do.

Answer 2

I personally use Linksys and i think its really good. if your laptop is windows xp or higher, you wont need an adapter for the wireless interent. but if your laptop is windows xp and lower (which i doubt) then you will need an interent adaptor card. the Linksys package itself is really simple, it comes all in one package for about $100 CAD.

hope this helps, enjoy and good luck!