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Dual Band USB WiFi Adapter AC650 with High Gain Antennas

Dual band USB WiFi adapter (2.4GHz/5GHz) with built-in antenna, speeds up to 433Mbps, no driver needed for Windows 7/10/11.

£11.99
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Vention USB WiFi 6 Adapter, Dual Band 2.4G/5G 900Mbps, External Antenna

USB WiFi 6 adapter with dual-band 2.4G/5G connectivity up to 900Mbps for desktop PCs and laptops.

From £13.99
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COMFAST CF-812AC 1300Mbps Dual Band USB WiFi Adapter

COMFAST CF-812AC USB WiFi adapter with dual band 2.4GHz/5GHz support for up to 1300Mbps speeds on laptops and desktops.

£15.99
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WiFi 6 USB Adapter with Bluetooth, Dual Band 2.4/5GHz Network Card

Compact dual-band WiFi 6 USB adapter with Bluetooth, for PCs and laptops without built-in wireless.

From £14.99
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Dual Band USB WiFi Adapter AC600 with Antenna - 802.11ac Network Card

Compact dual band USB WiFi adapter delivering up to 600Mbps on 2.4GHz or 5GHz, with antenna option for extended range.

£10.99
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WiFi 6 USB Adapter AX1800 Dual Band Wireless Dongle for Windows 10/11

Dual-band WiFi 6 USB 3.0 adapter with AX1800 speeds, for Windows 10/11 desktops and laptops.

£18.99
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WiFi 6E AX5400 USB 3.0 Wireless Adapter with High Gain Antenna

Tri-band WiFi 6E USB 3.0 adapter with high gain antenna, up to 5400Mbps, driver-free for Windows 10/11 PCs and laptops.

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From £28.99
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CF-922AC 1200Mbps Dual Band USB WiFi Adapter with MT7612U Chipset

Dual band 1200Mbps USB 3.0 WiFi adapter with MT7612U chipset and detachable antennas, for Windows (driver-free) and Linux (manual setup).

From £26.99
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1300Mbps USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter with Bluetooth 4.2, Dual Band 2.4G/5GHz

Dual band USB 3.0 WiFi adapter with Bluetooth 4.2 and speeds up to 1300Mbps for desktop and laptop PCs.

£13.99
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1300Mbps Dual Band WiFi USB Adapter, 4-Antenna USB3.0 Wireless Dongle

Dual-band 1300Mbps USB WiFi adapter with 4 antennas and USB3.0 for fast, stable wireless connectivity.

From £10.99
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UGREEN WiFi 6 USB Adapter - AX900/AX1800 Dual Band Dongle for PC & Laptop

Compact USB WiFi 6 dongle for PCs and laptops, available in AX900 or AX1800 dual band versions with optional antenna.

From £16.99
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WiFi 6 AX900 USB Adapter with Bluetooth 5.4 for PC

Dual-band WiFi 6 USB adapter with Bluetooth 5.4, offering driver-free plug-and-play wireless connectivity for desktop PCs.

£11.99

New Wi-Fi from a USB port

A USB Wi-Fi adapter replaces or upgrades your laptop's built-in Wi-Fi. Plug it in, pick your network, and the computer uses it instead. It is worth having when the built-in Wi-Fi has failed, when a laptop is too old for the faster bands on a new router, or for a desktop PC with no wireless. Most adapters here are listed for Windows 10 and 11, and several need no driver.

The kinds here

  • Wi-Fi 5 adapters (802.11ac), dual band on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, labelled AC600 to 1300.
  • Wi-Fi 6 adapters (802.11ax), labelled AX300 to AX1800, small ones and ones with an aerial.
  • A Wi-Fi 6E adapter, tri band, which adds the 6 GHz band, with a high-gain aerial and a desk base.
  • Adapters with Bluetooth built in, for a PC that has neither.
  • Larger adapters with four aerials, for a desk far from the router.

How to choose

Match your router. The Wi-Fi Alliance numbers the generations, and you get a generation's gains only when the adapter and the router both support it. A Wi-Fi 6 adapter still joins a Wi-Fi 5 router, at Wi-Fi 5's level. Wi-Fi 6E needs a router with a 6 GHz band, which Ofcom allows for Wi-Fi in the UK.

Read the number as a ceiling. The figure in the name, AC1300 or AX1800, is the maker's top rate. What you get depends on your router, your broadband and the walls between.

Size or signal. A tiny adapter can stay in a laptop. An adapter with aerials, or on a short USB extension cable, reaches further, and the extension also keeps it away from USB 3 ports, which can give off noise in the 2.4 GHz band.

The port. The faster adapters are USB 3.0. In a USB 2.0 port they work, but slower.

Questions people ask about USB Wi-Fi adapters

Will it work on a Mac?

Many USB Wi-Fi adapters do not work with recent versions of macOS. Only buy one whose listing names your version.

How do I check my laptop's Wi-Fi?

On Windows, type netsh wlan show drivers in a command window and read "Radio types supported": 802.11ax means Wi-Fi 6 or 6E.

Can I keep my laptop's own Wi-Fi?

Yes. Two Wi-Fi adapters can sit side by side; pick the network on the new one, or turn the old one off in the network settings if it keeps taking over.

Linux?

One adapter here lists Linux, with manual set-up.

See the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters guide, or for a wired link an Ethernet adapter.

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