Which One Is Better

Samusky Hodder · April 15, 2020

which one hould i get usb wifi dongle / adapter or pci wifi?

1) what is the advantage of each other
2) are they as reliable as using LAN

svmlegacy · April 15, 2020

3 minutes ago, Samusky Hodder said:

2) are they as reliable as using LAN

Although WiFi has improved over the last few years, LAN is still the most reliable.

Orangeator · April 15, 2020

LAN if at all possible. Even if it means running a cable through a wall. It's worth it. If there is absolutely no way you can hardwire, then I would go PCI wifi any day over USB wifi. USB wifi adapters should be limited to old laptops that have a broken wifi cards lol. Those dongles will give you nothing but problems and constant disconnects. I would do an Asus pci card as they have the best native compatibility with every OS, including Linux.

svmlegacy · April 15, 2020

6 minutes ago, Orangeator said:

LAN if at all possible. Even if it means running a cable through a wall. It's worth it. If there is absolutely no way you can hardwire, then I would go PCI wifi any day over USB wifi. USB wifi adapters should be limited to old laptops that have a broken wifi cards lol. Those dongles will give you nothing but problems and constant disconnects. I would do an Asus pci card as they have the best native compatibility with every OS, including Linux.

I've had good luck on decent ones, including linux support (Arch actually handled it better than Windows 10). The cheap ones are garbage though.