[Trisquel-users] $14 fantastic wifi adaptor - TP-LINK TL-WN722N

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I bought one of these USB wifi adaptors about 1 1/2 years ago, and I see they  
are still readily available on Amazon. I'm just amazed at how it's  
immediately recognized and ready for use whether I'm on Trisquel or Parabola  
(Arch) without dealing with any of the firmware blobs or any settings  
whatsoever. And it works like a champ - never seems to fade out like the old  
embedded wifi chips in the laptops used to. Nice clear, strong signal.

And for those who need/want a much smaller device size, the $25 TPE-N150USB  
on thinkpenguin.com is also well worth the price. Also immediately recognized  
and ready for use without diving into any settings from my experience.

Just thought I'd mention it - I still run into users with the same old nasty  
wifi firmware problems on their newer laptops. These pair of USB wifi  
adaptors are a pure joy to work with, and will get you online in no time. I  
believe both are using the Atheros AR9271 chipset which has a non-proprietary  
firmware module packed right onto the Linux-libre kernel.