Need a new wireless adapter

[Sheploo]

Hey guys, not entirely sure whether this is the correct place to post this, but I'm looking to buy a new wireless adapter. My last two have caused loads of problems, including the first of those not handling the full capabilities of my potential download speed, and then my current one causing problems to all my other USB's, which I have fixed, but the download speed is still slower than that of my laptop.

So I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions for a good quality, high speed wireless adapter. I live in the UK if that helps, and am currently on 20mbps internet, but may upgrade to fibre optic internet in the near future, which will mean the speed will go up to around 70.

Thanks a lot!

[GiGaBiTe]

I was going to recommend some Rosewill (Newegg's house brand) WLAN dongles as many of them are really nice, but they aren't in the UK.

My second choice would be Dlink.

[Shadaez]

Do you have a free PCI or PCI-E port?

[Sheploo]

[QUOTE=GiGaBiTe;41515795]I was going to recommend some Rosewill (Newegg's house brand) WLAN dongles as many of them are really nice, but they aren't in the UK.

My second choice would be Dlink.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the suggestion, I was looking at some Dlink ones earlier.

[QUOTE=Shadaez;41515854]Do you have a free PCI or PCI-E port?[/QUOTE]

Yes, I believe I do.

[Shadaez]

[QUOTE=Sheploo;41518965]Thanks for the suggestion, I was looking at some Dlink ones earlier.

Yes, I believe I do.[/QUOTE]

well, which one?
Just get any well reviewed PCI or PCIe card, maybe one with an external antenna you can position. They rarely have problems like USB adapters may.

[benbb]

I agree with Shadaez. Go with any well reviewed and good brand adapter. I'd recommend you try and get a card with a chip that's widely supported in-case you want to use a alternative OS like Linux as well.

Don't bother with USB adapters, they're not worth it.

[Pepsi-cola]

Have you tried homeplugs?

[404 Not Found]

If you buy a USB adapter you're basically asking for faulty WiFi. I have to unplug mine every few hours to let it cool and be usable. The plastic housing is also gone, and the board is coming off it's USB plug

[Sheploo]

Thanks for all the suggestions, I'll have to double check whether its a free PCI or PCI-E, but I know for sure its one and I'm pretty sure its PCI-E, so I'll get one to stick in there.

[url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-WDN4800-Wireless-Express-Adapter/dp/B006PMX964/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1374278801&sr=1-1[/url] looks good and gets great reviews but only supports Windows as far as I can tell, and I may get Ubuntu in the future so I might look around a bit more.

[Snek]

[QUOTE=Shadaez;41519073]well, which one?
Just get any well reviewed PCI or PCIe card, maybe one with an external antenna you can position. They rarely have problems like USB adapters may.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=benbb;41520758]I agree with Shadaez. Go with any well reviewed and good brand adapter. I'd recommend you try and get a card with a chip that's widely supported in-case you want to use a alternative OS like Linux as well.

Don't bother with USB adapters, they're not worth it.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;41521874]If you buy a USB adapter you're basically asking for faulty WiFi. I have to unplug mine every few hours to let it cool and be usable. The plastic housing is also gone, and the board is coming off it's USB plug[/QUOTE]

um what

Me and all my friends who own desktops use the USB TP-Link TL-WN722N and get pretty good signal and great reliability

In two years of running my computer near 24/7 it has not failed me or ran weirdly a single time and the same goes for him

[editline]19th July 2013[/editline]

I know the wn722n isn't the fastest adapter but still for $16 it ain't bad or malfunctional