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I just got a laptop from work for the next few months. I want to put it to folding use but I also want to be able to move it around without having a network cable to unplug.

I already have a Netgear wireless Router WiFi-B. I know that they sell those little USB keychain sized things for access. They are exactly the right size and if they work well I hink I will pick one up.

My questions are...

Does anyone have experience with these things?
What kind of range is there? I live in a small apt, never farther than 30ft from the router. Will that far be fine?
Do I have to get a Netgear one? Or will any brand work as long as it conforms to the WiFi standard of B?

Any other help would be great. Since it is a work machine I dont want to buy anything that I would have to open the machine to put in.

How 'bout this?

Here's one that's much slower, but much cheaper too (you're using "b" anyway).

I've used the Linksys WUSB11 USB adapters before with a wireless system. The nice thing about the USB is you have the ability to place the antenna far better than you can with a PC Card or PCI solution. With USB 2.0 adapters available nowadays, the USB part of the system isn't as big of a bottleneck as it used to be