USB Wireless card

Nody

I'm looking at getting my gf a new computer and I'd prefer to keep things as simple as possible with it. Due to this I'm looking at USB wirless cards such as this one (MicroNext) or this one (Edimax) but I'm wary of it. I've had some previous experience 6 odd years ago with setting up a USB wireless and it was a week of pain and grief before I went and got a normal PCI card instead.

Now I know things have moved on and I don't need top tier pings or anything on the gf's PC so does anyone got some recent experience with USB network cards? Esp. the smaller once as I'd like to minize what sticks out.

The card will connect to a wireless router in the same room that's a couple of meters away and the PC will mainly be used for surfing etc. with some odd downloading of updates.

PogMoThoin

You're trying to defeat the laws of physics by having such a small miniature antenna and expecting it to work well. If not pci (not sure why it'd be my choice), why not do it right and get one like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-EW-7711UAN-150MBSWireless-3dBiUSB-Adapter/dp/B001KOTDDU/ref=pd_cp_computers_4

If you're in the same room as the router why not run a cable?

Voodoo2

PogMoThoin wrote: »

You're trying to defeat the laws of physics by having such a small miniature antenna and expecting it to work well. If not pci (not sure why it'd be my choice), why not do it right and get one like this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edimax-EW-7711UAN-150MBSWireless-3dBiUSB-Adapter/dp/B001KOTDDU/ref=pd_cp_computers_4

If you're in the same room as the router why not run a cable?

I agree - Small antenna even if its close to the router will be very poor especially if its a desktop, because desktops create a lot of interferience, I would go with the type PogMoThoin said or as you said a PCI one