Hello Bianca, On Fri, 2014-05-23 at 12:31 +1000, Bianca Gibson wrote:
Hi all, I'm looking for a compact USB wifi card for use with a laptop. Unfortunately the internal wifi on my work laptop (13" retina macbook pro) is pretty flaky under fedora.
There is quite a nice USB wifi adapter available for the Raspberry Pi. I have not tried using, yet, but supposed to be Linux compatible, at least with Raspbian. Mine came from the "Buy Raspberry Pi Australia" website.
My priorities (in order) are:
- reliable under fedora
- compact enough I can leave it in at all times, including while transporting the laptop
Not fully compliant, depends on how you pack the laptop. Whatever you get, might be beneficial to use a USB extension cord.
- decent range. My temporary borrowed USB wifi is pretty slow in the corner of the office.
Mostly the very small devices will have a less sensitive antenna. Getting a good match to "free space" is possible, but considerably more difficult. The larger antennas can also be made broader spectrum, which helps.
Any recommendations?
Hope the above helps with pointers and things to consider.
Cheers, Bianca
Regards, Mark Trickett