small thumbsize USB type wireless adapter?

[subbytna]

What's the best small USB type wireless reciever I can get for a mates pc so he doesn't have to always run the cable from his hall into the livingroom each time he wants to game. He can't close the door when he does this. It's his birthday and I was going to buy him a small USB adapter to slot into his machine. Are there any decent ones that I can buy that won't lag or have crappy ping?

Wireless card isn't an option for his case so it has to be the USB thumbsize tiny adapter. Which is best to buy?

 

[Robbie_G]

Hi,

If you need mini then the options are limited so maybe this product will be of some use to you:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tp-link-300mbps-mini-wireless-n-usb-adapter-tl-wn823n-nw-081-tp.html

 

[ZXSpectrum]

D-Link do a Nano Wireless AC but if that's a bit steep Eidimax do a Wireless N 150 for about a tenner.

 

[bledd]

Ask an electrician friend to run an ethernet cable in the wall

 

[Orcvader]

Small wireless adapters aren't that great for gaming. If a proper ethernet cable is not an option, how about power lines?

 

[skyripper]

Cconsidered using Powerline networking?

 

[Robbie_G]

Small wireless adapters aren't that great for gaming. If a proper ethernet cable is not an option, how about power lines?

Powerlines is a good idea but he would have to be a good friend to change from the USB prices to the powerline saying that decent sets for £24

 

[Ian Evey]

I recently used to game on Ethernet but it was impractical for me so I bought a tp link ac1200 for £20 and it's exactly the same as the Ethernet connection.

Same ping times to servers and I get my full 106 Mbps with Virgin media so no speed loss either.

Wireless has come a long way since I last used it for gaming.

 

[subbytna]

link on ocuk for powerlines kit? Ill splash....40th birthday lol

best bang for buck though

 

[Robbie_G]

Here you go https://www.overclockers.co.uk/peripherals/networking-and-wireless-lan/powerline-networking

all pretty much do the same job

these are good for a quick kit for getting up and running https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tp-l...dapter-starter-kit-tl-pa411kit-nw-094-tp.html

 

[Avalon]

Nano 500's are OK, I have a pair for emergency/temp use, just remember they're only ever going to hit 100Mbit as they LAN port is 10/100 so maximum of 100/100 symmetrical which makes the 500Mbit a bit of a joke.

 

[Orcvader]

These are good for a quick kit for getting up and running https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tp-l...dapter-starter-kit-tl-pa411kit-nw-094-tp.html

I can vouch for these, speeds aren't fantastic but latency is pretty decent for gaming. Great cheap kit.

Although while I said speeds aren't great, it was still syncing fast enough to take advantage of my full fibre speeds (was on the VM 60mb package when I was a student).