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Who makes the best WiFi chips? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So there are many companies offering WiFi chips: Intel, Mediatek, Qualcomm, Realtek etc... who makes the best ones?

I am sorry if this question sounds stupid, because in the tech world it's best to compare the products themselves, not the brand. However I am not familiar with how this sector of the hardware industry works and product lines of each company. So I hope your answers can enlighten me and others in the same boat.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

+1 for the AX210. Its $20 on Amazon. If you have an open PCIe x1 slot you can get an adapter and for under $40 you end up with a wifi+bluetooth card that beats any branded cards from the likes of D-Link or Netgear which are probably using proprietary broadcom or realtek chips.

Plus its upgradeable. When WiFi 7 rolls around its another $20-30 for a drop in replacement.