Testing Setup:

Trendnet Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router

Trendnet 300Mbps Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter

Trendnet 300Mbps Dual Band Wireless N PCI Adapter

Testing:

If you’ve read our reviews before, you know how we test wireless products. If not, then here’s a quick explanation. I happen to use a wireless network that is shot about 80 feet, through several walls and across a driveway; hence an occasional car is in the way. Due to these constantly changing variables, each time I benchmark a wireless product, I do a fresh benchmark for the products I am comparing. This accounts for possible changes in wireless conditions. Then I simply look at which product did better this time around and show you the results.

For the actual test I will be pinging Google with large packets for exactly sixty seconds. I will display the results which will feature such things as packets sent, lost, top and low speeds, average speeds and network speed and connection bars. Let’s see what I found out.

I found the results very interesting. The USB adapter sent fewer packets and dropped several. It had a higher Mbps than the PCI adapter and the same bars. But what piqued my interest was the fact that it had the lowest minimum and maximum round trip times, and had an average round trip time which was almost 150 Ms faster than the PCI adapter. To me this says that the USB adapter has a faster average speed than the PCI adapter. Why this is I don’t know. Perhaps the fact that the PCI card is located lower down my tower than my USB ports, which are near the top, is a factor. Less interference from wires and such things could be a reason for this.

Let’s look at the conclusion and see what the final word is.