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‎01-09-2021 12:12 PM

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Product: TBD Desktop
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I've just started shopping for a new desktop, and am looking for an explanation of "Realtek wi-fi 5 (2x2)".

 

The term is new to me. Is this just a new name for "802.11 a/more letters"? Or is it something different?

 

Will it function in more-or-less the same way as my old 802.11 a/more letters in my current desktop? With my several years' old gateway/router rented-from-my-cable company? Or will I have to procure a new gateway/router?

 

Simple answers to these questions would be much appreciated, and would greatly assist me in my desktop shopping.

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