On Thu, Oct 02, 2014 at 10:24:51PM -0400, Alec Ten Harmsel wrote: > > If not, I'll either buy a better USB WiFi adapter or continue to > > google it. > > > > Thanks. > > > If you buy a new one, go with a PCI card. PCI is a much better bus than > USB - more power so the chipset does the majority of the processing > instead of the typical USB designs that offload a bunch of it to your > CPU. Also, if you buy a new one, I've had fantastic experiences with > Intel chipsets.
OTOH (I not only have 5 fingers, but) one disadvantage of PCI cards is their possibly bad orientation. Their antennae are hidden behind a metal box in a corner, which may impede reception. With a USB dongle, you can plug it into an extension cable and then position wherever it’s best suited. If your network speed is so great and CPU is so weak that it’s becoming a performance drain, then that’s another pair o’shoes. -- Gruß | Greetings | Qapla’ Please do not share anything from, with or about me with any Facebook service. “Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will just be a completely unintentional side effect.” – Linus Torvalds
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