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Statik:

--- Quote from: ackblom12 on 01 Dec 2008, 13:29 ---
Also, for those who aren't familiar with sites like Newegg, CAT5 cable is expensive as fuck. I mean, some poeple actually pay Wal-Mart and Best Buy prices for cable. Silly I know.

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And monoprice is even cheaper than Newegg.  75ft cat5 for less than $10.  And comes in a lot of pretty colors.

Id assume the cards that are capable of being used as a wireless access point are the ones specifically capable of handling multiple connections.

I'll probably just pick up a stack of linksys (cisco) NICs, as they are like $10 at the best buy near me.

ackblom12:
Yes, but when you start getting into the price differences between places like Newegg and Monoprice, is where I stop caring that much and preference of companies starts taking over. The point I was trying to make is that most people with internet connections seem to think that paying $30 for 25ft of network cable is the best they can do and part of the huge draw of it for the average consumer.

Statik:
Oh, trust me, I know.  I worked for best buy for 4 and a half years, and circuit city another 1 and a half.  I worked in the warehouse (shipping/receiving) for both, and I got to see the cost on everything.  The problem is, thats where stores such as best buy and such make their money.  They make little to nothing (sometimes even losing money) on laptops and desktops, so cables and service plans are where they recoup their costs.  Cable markup of 600-700% is the norm.  And don't even get me started on Geek Squad markup.

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