Although most of today's notebook systems come equipped with a wireless 802.11 g compatible card, which can provide a maximum transfer speed of 54 Mbps, faster speeds can be achieved, mainly due to the development of high-bandwidth Wireless N technology. The IEEE 802.11 N standard tends to become more frequently used, most probably because of the high-speed capability it can offer. Notebooks can be empowered by this standard by means of external devices.



Such devices can feature either a PCMCIA or USB 2.0 interface, making them ideal for notebook users. Netgear, one of the most important manufacturer of networking products, released back in January 2008 a serious lineup of products which featured the new n Draft wireless technology. One of those products is the Rangemax dual band wireless-N USB 2.0 adapter. Looking much like a normal USB memory stick, the Netgear product can provide wireless support to both notebook and desktop system users.



The new wireless technology brings along a couple of new features that enables higher and faster network access. Besides being able to achieve a high bandwidth with 300 Mbps, the Wireless-N device improves the overall coverage area of the connected device. Using a dual band, the WNDA3100 USB adapter can avoid interference from other wireless devices, thus providing an even better coverage. This will serve just nicely to users in need of streaming HD videos or playing bandwidth demanding online games.



The device can be easily installed, mainly because of the USB interface, and is compatible with the latest Microsoft operating system, Windows Vista. The new Wireless-N technology is backwards compatible with earlier Wireless-G hotspots. So you can renounce at your old cable Ethernet connection and turn to a more convent wireless solution. Which you can purchase online for an approximate price of $100.