Air cards wireless » antenna http://wirelesscardinfo.com everything for air cards and wireless cards Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:41:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Air cards: PCMCIA vs. USB http://wirelesscardinfo.com/air-cards-pcmcia-vs-usb/ http://wirelesscardinfo.com/air-cards-pcmcia-vs-usb/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:16:23 +0000 admin http://wirelesscardinfo.com/?p=24 One of the most frequent questions we’re asked as air cards experts is which kind of air card is better: USB or PCMCIA. First of all I would like to tell you that USB air cards usually have the same technology of PCMCIA with a PCMCIA to USB interface on the connection edge. Clarified this point, here is a list of pros and cons to help you decide whether you should go with USB or PCMCIA. We won’t tell you which one is better, it depends on your needs; read below and decide by yourself:

  • Several PC devices use USB, PCMCIA would free a USB connection
  • PCMCIA air cards don’t dangerously hang outside of the case of the PC or (even worse) outside of the laptop
  • PCMCIA has better antenna but usually cannot be directed where the signal is
  • USB allows you to connect a cable and move the dongle around
  • USB air cards usually have weaker antennas, but have the advantage that can be directed with a cable where the best signal is
  • Some USB devices don’t support resuming from hibernation so you have to reboot the entire PC
  • USB uses much more CPU time than PCMCIA
  • PCMCIA air cards usually cost more than USB ones

So, which is your choice?

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