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Thanks for your input. You might be right I guess? But my hack's in clear sight of my router about 5 meters away and I'm getting a RSSI of 70 ish..... whilst everyone else is getting 60's 50's? To me this does suggest there is poor reception from the card? My macbook air gets RSSI -50 Noise -80....
To me this does indicate I have an issue with reception? No if its the card / antenna or adaptor? That trickier to guess?
Honestly, it doesn't suggest that you have an issue with your card. Really.
You could have a router-card incompatibility. You could have USB3 causing issues (see my post above). There may be electronic or metal devices nearby or behind a wall causing issues. Your case might be part of the issue. You could just be unlucky. And yes, it's possible you have an issue with your card-- but short of buying a second card or pair of parts and experimenting in the exact same location around the same time... you won't have any suggestion of what's causing your problem.
All we can say is that your signal at that card in that system is a certain strength. We have no evidence whatsoever what is causing the issue, internal or external to the system.
The first thing I'd try doing is moving the computer to a few places around the room/apartment (including angling the computer in different directions without moving the antennas). Or getting a Wi-Fi analysis app on your phone or computer to get a better map of signal strength throughout your room/apartment. Then you'll get a suggestion of what's going on.
You need to somehow control the variables so that you eliminate certain possibilities...
Good luck, it's not fun!