I've been running off of a kindof jury-rigged setup to get my internet connection on my PC for a while. It uses the 2 units that plug into wall power outlets then into my modem/PC respectively. With this setup, I get a little of 1mb/s download and I feel that I could get more. I can't do a direct ethernet cord, my modem is across the house and a floor below. I just want a quality card that will give me decent speeds. My phone/laptop get about 10mb/s on speedtest.net on my wifi and my PC will only get about 6 or 7. I have a PCIE slot available on my computer, so that would be ideal over a USB dongle.