what is a better wireless card?

pcmcia 802.11g

pcmcia 802.11b

what is a better wireless card?

you should receive an 802.11g card as it will automatically revert to 'b' if needed, while getting the benefits of 'g' when they are available.



802.11b delivers almost 5-6Mbps of capacity (manufacturers habitually talk in the region of 11Mbps - that is the coarse rate not the usable rate)

802.11g delivers more or less 20Mbps of capacity so it is faster (manufacturers normally talk in the region of 54Mbps - that is the lightly cooked rate not the usable rate)



an 802.11g card is automatically backwards compatible to the older 802.11b - if your access point or a hotspot is 802.11b an 802.11g card will connect and yak to it - albeit at the slower rate of 802.11b. 802.11b has more length, but a 'g' card will down speed to get that better array as appropriate on a dynamic basis.



lots cards today are 802.11a/b/g ('a' communicates at 5GHz and b/g are at 2.4GHz). there is a newer standard call 802.11n - but it is not finalised - so it is not worth buying today if you want to use Wi-Fi hotspots as they don't support it.
Look for something new, Linksys I don`t know, with 10/100 or 100/1000 and a,b,g.
The g is a newer technology and hence better
802.11g is much faster.
IEEE 802.11b is sure slower, but to me, personally, 6.5 Mbit/s is rapid enough.

You see, 802.11b have a little bigger selection, but slower speed. 802.11 g is faster, but has a smaller list.
802.11g is faster but 802.11b is more universal, though i.e. rapidly varying. Best of both worlds is to get a card that does both. Most cards do.
If you're thinking of getting a wireless card, try the Linksys beside Speedbooster. I have it on my laptop and I'm thrilled beside its ease of use and installation.