How useful is a wireless adapter card?
I just recently built my first PC, and didnt realize the card was necesarry to connect to wi-fi based internet, and since i use ethernet, its not really an issues for me, but what else can it do?
Is it worth me using one of my expansion slots to support it? are there any wireless devices this day and age that are must haves?
If you use Ethernet then there's no real reason to have one unless you want to use a Wi-Fi radio to sync files across devices or use your PC as a wireless access point or something.
I have one in mine simply because I don't want Ethernet cables littering the floor of our apartment and the Cable hookup was in another room.
>How useful is a wireless adapter card?
Useful if you need wifi
>didnt realize the card was necesarry to connect to wi-fi based internet,
How else would you do it?
> and since i use ethernet, its not really an issues for me, but what else can it do?
I really don't understand OP. It connects to wifi APs. Do you need one? Sounds like you don't.
>Is it worth me using one of my expansion slots to support it?
You tell me. You're already plugged in via Ethernet, do you move your computer around and need a wifi connection on occasion?
We can't tell you if its useful for you OP, only you know how you use your computer and where you use it.
Wifi is no bluetooth, it ONLY connects to access points for a internet connection.
>How else would you do it?
Built-in wifi on the motherboard
Lan parties - WiFi may be useful
Are you connected or not? Wifi is local, so from your router to a laptop or cellphone.
Cable is better
Thats under the assumption you have Wifi built in to your motherboard.
You can do it with a USB dongle as well.
But thats not really the discussion, the topic is DOES he need wifi.
I get that, but my question is more like, what devices in this day and age are wifi acess only? Like, what would i need to sync to my PC? I only have one ethernet port, so I cant hook anything else like a printer without a dongle.
You're confused how Ethernet and Wifi are and their purpose.
You don't connect devices direct to your PC with Ethernet or Wifi, you connect both your PC and the other device, lets say a printer, to your router and they can communicate with each other through the router.
wait so connecting a printer directly to my PC via ethernet wont do anything?