Hi LYN,

Looking for a new wifi adapter.. a lot of types wifi adapters in the market.. plan to pick the most budgeted and most satisfying one..

Just survey online... can get below RM30... for 1200Mbps 4 Antenna USB 3.0 it is trusted to use at home for my 800mbps unifi? or go to a trusted brand such as TP-Link and so on.

Thank you

Look for WiFi adapter with WiFi 6 and Bluetooth. Easier like that. Tenda and Ugreen good brands too

Buy a reputable brand to avoid headache.
Wifi 6 should be a minimum, and no compact dongle like the wireless mouse. It hurts the performance so much compared to normal wifi adapter.

Thanks...found Ugreen.. mini and fast like USB dongle.. 650mbps,..wifi 6.. RM38... can try

ok..reputable brand to avoid headache..thanks.. just use peace of mind

Firstly, have the expectation that despite them saying 150/300/650/1200/1800/3000Mbps, you will NOT get those speeds

its a bit of rounding up, and also counting download and upload together, and being in a perfect lab environment with 0 interference

like, a typical N150 adapter will get you real world speeds of about 38Mbps, but hey they are cheap, like less than RM15

for wifi 6, it really should be AX1800 or better
the lower tier ones like AX286/300/900 are not so great, especially the 286/300 ones as they rely on AX 2.4Ghz that not all routers support

of course, the price is higher for those

And, if it is a desktop, please get a PCIe card instead, brand doesn't matter too much as most of the AX3000 ones out there use the Intel AX200 chip (well, the big brands like tplink/asus/dlink/tenda/totolink), it is a very solid choice
~RM100 for one

If you're using a desktop PC, get a PCI-e Wi-Fi adapter instead of USB

dont trust anything you see on the package, 650mbps is lab tested and in controlled environment, your house got all kinds of radiowaves that will slowdown your wifi

Tiny? = low performance
USB? interference from USB3

add both 2 together you get high latency and tortoise internet speed, trust me

Thank... wish to get PCIe la... It seems to be used for the desktop


ok goes to PCI-e


noted..tiny on canont give better result ..tq.. now also using TP Link wifi adapter.. maybe AC1300 Mbps model.. but only got 100-120mbps

This is the best bet : https://www.tp-link.com/my/home-networking/...archer-txe70uh/

You also need a 2x2 160MHz router to get that speed.

The best is use another router setup as wifi bridge, your router will act as your wifi adapter but with lower latency and better bandwidth, I have been using my ac68u for many years no wifi adapter come close to the performance, average 500mbps from 1300mbps 802.11ac bandwidth

wifi bandwidth is not speed.

99% user dont know.

Signal strenght = actual speed
Size does mattered

2.4ghz can almost out perform 5ghz wifi in most case
(Less ideal case)

This is very true. However, if you have signal strength but no bandwidth also, then you will have no speed

As many article said that the 2.4GHz has better wall (brick especially) penetration than the 5GHz, I found that in my house both are equally as fast. In my two-storey house, the min speed I get anywhere in house even with door closed is 200Mbps. I was surprised because I thought I would need a mesh setup but instead I just need one WiFi router to cover the whole house.

2.4ghz for long distance yes, for me I'd use my mobile data, 600gb with 5Gnr bandwidth lol, can update 2 hoyoverse game without depleting the quota

Noted.. lot of bucket to spend..thanks for the info


wow nice idea.. wish to plan after move to new house next year myb

talk about bandwidth.. more than 2 times tm tech come to my house due wifi speed slow..


pergh... which router you use..

2.4Ghz can reach 600Mbps
5Ghz up to 1300Mbps

In most case. 2.4Ghz still provide better overall experience.

Tons of user dont understand how internet work

No matter how fast ur internet, impossoble u are allowed to browse at 500mbps all the times.

Most website dont allowed that, even netflix

Thus, signal quality and router concurrency performance are much more important.

Is like a cbr250 always faster than a ferrari in city traffic.
Top speed is useless

thanks..

I'm also still using my GT-AC5300, and it's performing well. The only issue I've encountered is that the power button occasionally requires a firm push to activate.

I purchased it when it first launched, so it's nearly seven years old now.

I haven't upgraded to Wi-Fi 6 yet, as I'm holding out for the Wi-Fi 7 version of the RT-AC68U or RT-AX86U

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Aug 2 2024, 05:25 PM

Well, unless you have heavy LAN activity, the low speed to broadband would make it under utilized.

but but but... USB bad?

If you are not doing latency sensitive stuff, it is ok.

Forget about USB adapters, they tend to run hot and somewhat unreliable (I used to have a TP-Link T9UH)

If you have a desktop or laptops with swappable WiFi cards you're much better off getting something like an Intel AX210 based PCIe card instead

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Aug 11 2024, 11:35 AM

Basically, how far your computer away from the router? If you're lucky, you getting WiFi router and you need atleast a WiFi adapter that support 5Ghz and you be able to get your normal internet speed test running about 700 Mbps. But if you prefer to use it for gaming, you would need to expecting higher latency compare to cable unless you are using WiFi 6 router with WiFi 6 wireless adapter. And ofcoz PCIE-based WiFi 6 adapter is more consistent performance that USB type WiFi adapter.

wow... tqvm for the idea..nice

thanks..both...gaming, torrent and office use.. thanks for the info.. so far the computer distance from router is from small terrace living room to room at back.. by the way next year will move to another house and plan to make proper setup for wifi/router...

This post has been edited by armmar: Aug 22 2024, 08:26 AM

btw plan to setup proper lan to my house soon.. it is speed drop when we make LAN Socket..such example at 2 bedroom at upstairs and standard wifi router at downstair.. does anyone can suggest LAN setup for intermediate terrace house

You meant you pull cable from router downstairs to a LAN socket upstairs, the speed dropped? It cannot be. The speed should be the same as the port downstairs.

Having the same question ,borrow this thread

Which cheaper price wifi 6 pcie do you recommend ? Unifi 300mbps.
Budget around Rm70-90.
Need driver for backward compatibility windows 7.

Unfortunately there is no.

You need at least AX1800 (1.2Gbps @ 5GHz) to get that speed and I don't see there is WiFi chip that supports AX that also supports Windows 7.

Solutions:
- If you existing router can support 4x4 AC 5GHz, you could hunt for old AC adapter with 4x4 capabilities.
- Dump Windows 7. Get TP-Link TX20E with RM100.
- Get a router that works as a Media Bridge and connect to your machine via network cable. Highest cost, but best speed + works with Windows 7.

Pick your pill

This post has been edited by kingkingyyk: Sep 4 2025, 08:42 AM

The windows 7 is just additional question since it's useful for dual boot, it's good if support else will just fall back to old usb wifi on windows 7.
Using windows 10

Asking the same question , to get an AX1800 (1.2Gbps @ 5GHz) or above , cheapest is Get TP-Link TX20E RM100 ?
How about TP-LINK Archer TX55E AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 Intel AX210 where it's just rm15 extra ?

What are the actual speed + overhead interference signal around the house possible to get 32–36 MB/s ?

and this didn't sell in Malaysia
Intel PCIe Wi-Fi 6 | AX200 Dual-Band 802.11AX Wireless | Bluetooth 5.2 | Network WiFi Card but cheap rm90


This post has been edited by Maxieos: Sep 4 2025, 03:09 PM

AX200 alone is ~RM50 and the remaining cost goes to supporting parts, i.e. the antenna, PCB. AX200 is pretty much done for and AX210 is the later revision that adds 6GHz support & newer Bluetooth standard. The price is just slightly higher. AX210 can yield you 1Gbps+ speed provided you have a decent router.

If you can afford AX200 / AX210, just go ahead.

For up to RM 99 I think can get AX200 / AX210 with set. Qualcomm is pricier iinm and mediatek is just crap.

Can suggest which model again for AX200 and AX1800 ?

I bought BE200 kit from this seller. Seems legit Intel
https://www.lazada.com.my/products/pdp-i307....7a172689Zq9LQO

But theres another which is much cheaper
https://www.lazada.com.my/products/pdp-i151....7a172689Zq9LQO

Choose at your own risk.