Hi all, I recently moved house and my router is on the floor above my desktop pc, so I am unable to run an ethernet cable to my pc. I have a budget of $50 to buy a wifi adapter, but I am weighing up the option of USB or internal. My computer also sits under a wooden desk, and the router is fairly close (but through a ceiling). The router is 2.4ghz speed, and I intend to do gaming on the pc. Can anyone recommend me a wifi adapter? Thanks.
Wifi USB Adapter vs Internal Card
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I updated my very old Acer laptop with an internal Intel wifi link 5300 for about £10. It currently running at 300mb/s. I also have a BT USB ac wifi stick that runs at about 850mb/s but I don't really see any difference in normal use. The reason I don't use the USB stick is because it can easily get knocked and possibly damage the usb socket but of course for a desktop it would probably be around the back so less likely. I did try some other internal adapters but they were not supported by my bios - so USB would be less likely to give installation problems. I am guessing your router does not run at 2.5g but operates on that frequency - so unless you update the router you will not be able to use faster 5g and ac
Yours is the case where USB may work better. The pci cards have nice large antenna but when you stuff them against a wall under a desk it blocks them. Of course if you put the USB in the back of the machine you will have the same issue but with a cheap USB extension cord you can pretty much put it 15ft from the machine if you need to.
When you are using it for a desktop and small and portable is not important you should look for ones with external antenna. Dual band is nice but it won't help you until you replace the router. Just avoid the very tiny USB device those are very low power and have extremely tiny antenna.
When you are using it for a desktop and small and portable is not important you should look for ones with external antenna. Dual band is nice but it won't help you until you replace the router. Just avoid the very tiny USB device those are very low power and have extremely tiny antenna.
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