Are USB WiFi adapters inherently shit? I've never had one

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ALFA USB adapters are some of the best you can buy. Most are shit because have a tiny ass PCB trace antenna with low gain for the sake of being small because of "muh form over function". Soldier on a SMA connector (or just buy one with one already) and attach a high gain antenna and it'll perform far better; even with the worse, cheap Chinese knockoff chipset.

>>55800921
I bought many expensive high gain models and they're all shit IME. Dropping connections randomly, packet loss, inconsistent ping, etc.

>>55800684
Not a single one I've ever bought works on Linux other than the one offered on that sketchy linux hardware website

>>55801171
Isn't there generic drivers that can work?

>>55801017
What expensive models? We talking so called "premium" ASUS stuff?

It also isn't always the adapter at fault. Wireless suffers from many problems that could be caused by the AP you're connected to, how many clients it's dealing with, EMI from the environment, badly tuned antenna, etc.

>>55801183
Both failed ones were TP Link, I didn't make any attempts other than attempting to compile the cluster fuck drivers they provide. Where would I start? What generic drivers work for the Archer T2U?

>>55800684
>Buy router
>Connect to computer via ethernet cable
>Set to repeat X
There.

>>55801196
Let's see, I've owned and tested on the 5GHz band with a few routers (typically -40 to -50 dBM signal):

TP-LINK T4UH V1 AC1200 (owned two of these)
D-Link DWA-192 AC1900
Linksys WUSB6300 AC1200
Asus USB-AC53 AC1200
TRENDnet TEW-809UB AC1900

Surprisingly the T4UH works the best but they both decide to drop the connection randomly, my guess is thermals.

>>55801218
Realtek 8812 Linux drivers? Sorry I don't use Linux.

>>55801218
>Archer T2U
>>55801333
Sorry, not 8812 drivers, that's what most of my cards use. I misread your post.

I believe that uses MediaTek MT7610U.