Which Wi-Fi adapter is the best from these three?

[sando99]

Hi, I'm looking for a new Wi-Fi adapter. It's going to be used for HD video, downloading torrents and online gaming. I'm looking at three variants right now:

TP-LINK TL-WDN3200
TP-LINK TL-WN822N
TP-LINK TL-WN823N

Can you tell me which is the best of these three, please?

 

[iam2thecrowe]

the WN822N is high gain, so it should pick up better reception if your far away from your router. Other than that, there isn't much difference. The biggest difference is always at the access point end.

 

[Gentleman Jim]

Have you looked at the TP Link TL- WDN3600?

 

[bill001g]

You almost cant compare since the first is a dual band device. If you have dual band router then you might get an advantage to using the 5g band if you do not have dual band then it the extra band has little value.

The wn822n has the advantage of already coming with a USB extension so you can place it anywhere you get the best signals.

All 3 devices put out almost exactly the same power when you look them up in the FCC test database so all will perform very similar.

Be aware any wireless is not the best option for games and to some extent video viewing. Wireless is very dependent on how your house is built and what neighbors you have near you using wireless. It can get very random periods of poor performance which is why it is not recommended for games that demand consistent delivery of data.

 

[sando99]

Well my router is operating at 2.4 GHz so there isn't a logical reason to go for WDN3200. Just bought WN822N because the extension cable is a good advantage.