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The only caveat being that anything over 54mbps is not standardized yet, so if you want to use those speeds you need a router/card combination with the same chipset implementation. Not necessarily the same brand since several companies rebrand a couple different throughput enhancement technologies. The only thing is, this requires a little research and often times it's just easier to buy both devices from the same company to simplify things.
If however 54mbps is enough then I wouldn't worry too much about it and buy the cheapest card you can find from a recognized supplier ie, Linksys, D-Link, Netgear, Belkin, Buffalo, Zyxel etc.......
Another thing to consider is that often times range will limit your connection speed anyway, so chances are you wouldn't see a benefit to speeds over 54mpbs. Although some of the newer technologies (mimo) can help, even they extend range at the cost of throughput.
My advice would be to get the most inexpensive 54g pci card you can find that has an antenna with an extension wire on it to allow you a little room to move it around. Something like this but not necessarily this one.
You could also look into getting another router and bridging the two. It's relatively easy to make a point to point connection between two routers over several hundred meters given the right directional antenna's and line of sight.
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