Powerline adapter vs. wifi
Powerline adapter vs. wifi
It depends entirely on your home's electrical engineering. It beats wifi in terms of stability, and not getting signal interrupted (which is good for gaming and browsing). For downloading, there's no guarentee the speeds will be any better. In my case, I wish I bought a PCIE wifi card instead.
In general, when using powerline adapters, make sure both devices are connected to the same electrical circuit in your home for optimal stability. This approach works well if you link two separate circuits, though the signal will have to travel much farther and face greater interference.
i possess two separate fuseboards in my residence (an extended layout) with a weak powerline connecting them. as long as you're on the same circuit, it works fine. between my nvidia shield and router there are one exterior wall, one interior wall, and roughly 5 meters apart. both 2.4+5ghz connections provide strong signals and fast speeds, though occasional packet loss occurs. my powerline on the same circuit shows higher ping (20+ vs 5+) but remains consistently stable and performs much better despite the shield's concerns about latency.