PCI vs USB wireless adapter?

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Zorba Greekthe

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I had been planning to have my desktop in my living room so that I can just plug it into my router, but now I'm thinking that I may prefer to have it in the spare room instead, so will need a wireless adapter.

Would you recommend a USB or a PCI based one?

And some say 150Mbps, some say 400Mbps---is that at all meaningful, or irrelevant in real-life usage (esp. for a non-streaming user)?

Any specific model recs would be welcomed...I want to stay under $25-30.

Saw some USB wireless adapters on Amazon for as little as $8...anyone ever tried any of those?
 
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I'm using 3 TP-link USB dual band adapters here. Nothing wrong with them. They all work fine

Depends what your modem/router's speed is as well

Dont have to worry about waking these up. I've disabled all of them from going to sleep
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Zorba Greekthe

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Ok, but is there any difference in terms of connection stability between PCI vs USB? Which type would be more reliable for getting you back online quickest when waking up the PC from sleep mode?
 
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USB wireless sticks are dog poo. Slow, weak and unreliable. Sometimes you do have to wait for the device to be re-recognized after waking the machine up. Their only advantage is portability. For a desktop, go for the PCI kind all the way.

It doesn't much matter what speed you get; the speed of your internet connection coming out of the wall is the limiting factor, and that's rarely going to be above 50 Mbps in any area. Just make sure you get one with wireless N compatibility, which most of them are, although a few of the real cheapo kinds are b/g only.
 
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Are there any particular models/brands that you would recommend? I was looking at this one, on sale for $25 with a code:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704133&utm_medium=Email&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL112114&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL112114-_-EMC-112114-Index-_-WirelessAdapters-_-33704133-L0E
 
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