On 2014-10-04, Frank Steinmetzger <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> >> 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.
With a PCI card, you can plug into it an extension cable and then position the antenna wherever it's best suited. -- Grant
