Wireless USB adaptors any good?

[Legend]

Are wireless USB adaptors any good? I'm suffering with an intermittent wireless connection at the moment, and it may be partly due to the fact that the current PCI adaptor I have is stuck down at the bottom of the case underneath a desk. I'm just wondering if a USB adaptor that I could simply plug into my monitor USB port would give me a better signal? The position is certainly better. Or are these things a bit rubbish?

 

[The_KiD]

The ones I have used have never been a problem. Use them when gaming and transferring files and it has never been an issue.

 

[Deleted member 58846]

Are wireless USB adaptors any good? I'm suffering with an intermittent wireless connection at the moment, and it may be partly due to the fact that the current PCI adaptor I have is stuck down at the bottom of the case underneath a desk. I'm just wondering if a USB adaptor that I could simply plug into my monitor USB port would give me a better signal? The position is certainly better. Or are these things a bit rubbish?

USB performs the same as PCI from my experience. Never had issues with any wireless adaptors.

 

[DavidQ]

Same for me, I'm using the usb adaptor with my Netgear DG834PN and it's perfect for gaming and file transferring.

 

[LewisStuart]

With usb you can move them around to get the best signal, pci like you say gets stuck in a corner behind your pc, but is nice & tidy.

I found the linksys usb adaptor performed a lot better than the pci equivalent ... and it was only £6 from a supermarket.