

This means you can get some serious speeds, with the 2.4GHz connection capable of hitting up to 600Mbps and the 5GHz connection going as high as 1,300Mbps. The Nighthawk AC1900 supports Wi-Fi 5 with a dual-band connection, letting you connect over 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. In those scenarios, the USB-based Nighthawk AC1900 can step in, and you won't feel like you're missing out on much. In an ideal world, you could upgrade the Wi-Fi adapter inside your laptop or add a PCIe-based wireless networking card to your desktop, but that won't always be an option. The Nighthawk AC1900 from Netgear is the USB Wi-Fi adapter that offers a bit of everything.


These simple adapters are generally a plug-and-play solution. Add-in cards are an option for Wi-Fi, but by far the easiest way to give computers a wireless connection is with a USB Wi-Fi adapter. Even those that do offer Wi-Fi often have a cheaper version available that leaves it out.

If you're building a gaming PC, you may be shocked to discover that many of the best motherboards don't include Wi-Fi. While almost any laptop you find on the market today will have a Wi-Fi card built into it, not all desktop PCs have the same luxury.
