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April 29, 2004

PC Mag Says Death to 802.11b (Almost)

By Glenn Fleishman

PC Magazine rounds up several 802.11g routers, and says they’re cheap enough, they’re good enough: 802.11b no longer enjoys a large enough (or any) price differential for quality Wi-Fi gateways that include WPA encryption support, PC Mag says. So while you can still find 802.11b devices on the market, they recommend new gear have 802.11g built in. The overall package of reviews and related stories in the issue starts here; use the table of contents at the right of that story to navigate through their guide to 802.11g, advice for buying, and reviews of individual routers.

The Linksys WRT54G gets top marks for 802.11g with a score of 4.5 out of 5 points; but six other gateways received 4 of 5 points, showing how the entire Wi-Fi world has matured into more usability.

Posted by Glennf at April 29, 2004 1:17 PM

Categories: Hardware, Mainstream Media

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