So you want to make your desktop into a wirelessly-connecting machine that will be able to hop onto a home network (or a neighbour’s WiFi – we won’t judge you for that) without the need to run large amounts of ethernet cable all over the place? Well, you could go for one of D-Link’s USB dongles and get the job done that way – and it’ll definitely work – but there’s a more elegant solution.
Enter the D-Link DWA-548/EU, a wireless PCIe card which will turn your conventional ethernet-toting PC into a member of the wireless family. It’s extremely simple to install and configure, slotting into a motherboard with little issue and that’s about all the worth that you have to do, aside from finding your SSID and connecting to the internet.
And this 64-bit N 300 wireless card from D-Link supports 802.11 b/g/n, so you’re going to be looking at max transfer speeds (minus any wiring, remember) of up to 300Mbps.
WEP, WPA and WPA 2 encryption standards are supported, so the D-Link DWA-548/EU will talk securely with anything else on your home network, and you’re assured of a good connection, thanks to the dual 2dBi Dipole antennae with detachable reverse SMA connectors.
So what are you waiting for? Get that old standard network card or integrated ethernet port out of service and go wireless. It’ll take up a whole lot less space, time and effort in the long run.