Help Do I still need ethernet?

[Aviatrix]

Hi! Please educate me on this one. Based on some websites, wired connection is better than wifi. However, yung laptop ko walang lan port. Kapag nagspeedtest ako using wifi, umaabot naman sya ng 200 mbps (which is accurate sa plan ko). Do you think I should still invest in an ethernet cable and adaptor? Would it be possible to reach 300mbps through that? Napaisip lang ako kasi affordable naman ang cat7 or cat8 cables, but yung legit na ethernet adaptor is quite expensive. Doubtful naman ako sa mga mura na nakikita ko sa shopee kasi may mga reviews na di nagwowork or mababang speed lang nabibigay. Just want to know if worth it ba gumastos for ethernet if narerecieve naman ng laptop ko yung speed ng plan ko and hindi din naman possible magover dun. Thank you!

 

[dothackjhe]

Better pa rin tagala ang wired kaysa wireless. Walang interferences, usually. Sa pagkakaalam ko, meron namang adapter na pwedeng magkonek ng ethernet cable via USB sa laptop.

 

[Doraemon_69]

Do you think I should still invest in an ethernet cable and adaptor? Would it be possible to reach 300mbps through that?
- Well, kung 200mbps lang naman plan mo, less lang dyan ang makukuha mo talaga. Kailangan mo ng 300mbps plan para makuha mo yang speed na gusto mo.

Just want to know if worth it ba gumastos for ethernet if narerecieve naman ng laptop ko yung speed ng plan ko and hindi din naman possible magover dun.
-Yes, hindi possible na lumagpass sa 200mbps ang speed na makukuha ng device mo. Unless malawak yung space niyo dyan at minsan lumalayo ka talaga sa router tapos maraming rooms or compartment dyan, possible maka-affect yan sa speed. Ang cons lang pag nag wired connection ka eh lagi dapat nakasaksak or else wala kang internet. Para saken, di na worth it na gumastos ka pa para sa ethernet cable kasi sabi mo naman na nakukuha yung sapat na speed ng device mo.

 

[Aviatrix]

Do you think I should still invest in an ethernet cable and adaptor? Would it be possible to reach 300mbps through that?
- Well, kung 200mbps lang naman plan mo, less lang dyan ang makukuha mo talaga. Kailangan mo ng 300mbps plan para makuha mo yang speed na gusto mo.

Just want to know if worth it ba gumastos for ethernet if narerecieve naman ng laptop ko yung speed ng plan ko and hindi din naman possible magover dun.
-Yes, hindi possible na lumagpass sa 200mbps ang speed na makukuha ng device mo. Unless malawak yung space niyo dyan at minsan lumalayo ka talaga sa router tapos maraming rooms or compartment dyan, possible maka-affect yan sa speed. Ang cons lang pag nag wired connection ka eh lagi dapat nakasaksak or else wala kang internet. Para saken, di na worth it na gumastos ka pa para sa ethernet cable kasi sabi mo naman na nakukuha yung sapat na speed ng device mo.

Thank you po for your insights

 

[ceejayramos]

Depende sa use-case mo. Gaming? Streaming? Downloading? Browsing? Video Conferencing?
WiFi is not ideal for gaming, unstable ang latency mo.

 

[Ullyses23]

Wired connection reduces the battery consumption of your laptop.

 

[Aspen 3Zer0]

If your plan is 200mbps then using a cable will not help at all. Sure cables can go gigabit, but the limiting factor is your internet connection.
In your case 200mbps is easily handled by your wifi connection, and if your adaptor is wifi-N or AC then it can easily go higher than 500mbps.