A few months back I bought a cheap Sabrent USB wireless adapater, and from day one it was temperamental at best.   After a few weeks where it actually worked almost every time, something changed that is now preventing it from connecting to the internet - it sees my wireless connection, but won't acutally use it.   After Googling and then trying a dozen different fixes, I've come to the conclusion that this thing is almost worth the $10 I paid for it.   
 
So...  has anyone had a good experience with any specific USB wireless adapter with their Win7 desktop machine?
 

I got one very similar to this one
http://www.staples.com/Be...Adapter/product_927376

It isn't USB (it uses the Ethernet port), but I have had great results with a wireless bridge. I have not seen any added latency or spikes with this device.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WET610N-Dual-Band-Wireless-N-Adapter/dp/B001QVQ7JU/ref=sr_1_75?ie=UTF8&qid=1395318722&sr=8-75&keywords=usb+wireless+network+adapter
 
The bridge handles all of the connectivity to the router, so your PC's ethernet port acts as a passthrough.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

I have this Edimax Wireless AC1200 (USB 3.0) adapter. I wanted something that's somewhat "future ready" (advertised as the "Worlds Fastest" 802.11ac adapter connected via USB 3.0) which I also have an Asus AC router (which enables it to get the higher speed bandwidth). If you don't have an ac router, it's backwards compatible with the current 802.11a/b/g/n standards......however, the 802.11ac speed test results simply blow away the current a/b/g/n standard. I'm (so far) very happy with its performance (simple setup with good driver support), and got it for around $35-$40 last summer.
 
http://www.edimax.com/en/produce_detail.php?pd_id=479&pl1_id=28&pl2_id=138

Linksys AE3000 (~$50)
Drivers are well behaved (doesn't significantly increase DPC Latency)

Thanks, guys!   This is great - four different brands & variations so there are actual choices.  Gotta love these forums.  :)

stevec
Thanks, guys!   This is great - four different brands & variations so there are actual choices.  Gotta love these forums.  :)

Steve, what kind of router do you have?

It's a Belkin N600 dual band.
 

I've been using an inexpensive Netgear A3100 for quite a while with no problems.  I finished my detached garage and built my studio there with the wifi router in the house and it works fine.  I really haven't every had any problems with it.