Here’s a representative sampling of the files you could transfer in one second, if you were able to reach the Netgear WGU624 802.11 A + G Wireless Router’s maximum speed of double 108Mbps:

• forty-two copies of the complete works of Shakespeare
• twenty boxes of 3.5-inch diskettes
• 320kbp MP3s of Faith No More’s 1992 album Angel Dust, which Amazon user liquid_fist calls “tiresomely transgressive” and “highly derivative”
• approx. 4.4 million Hollerith computer punchcards
• several minutes of Ernest Scared Stupid in broadcast-quality video

Of course, you’ll never quite hit that theoretical limit. But you’ll be too happy with the Netgear WGU624’s extensive XR Range, wireless A, G and B compatibility, and integrated 4-port ethernet switch to kvetch.  Use the 802.11g channel for your home PC and the802.11a "Fast Lane" - both at 108Mbps - to deliver the speed and quality that is required by the most demanding applications such as video streaming - where even the slightest hiccup produces an unpleasant user experience. It works best with the Netgear WG511U wireless card (not included), but hey, it’s not too particular. If Thomas Paine rose from the grave to witness the Netgear WGU624, he’d say “That network is best which networks fastest.” As long as he wasn’t busy trying to devour the brains of the living, anyway.

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