Improving wireless performance: USB Vs PCMCIA?

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Been playing around trying the get the best wireless performance between my Netgear DG834GT and WG111T.
I'm not ready for the pain of resiting the router and running a new phone socket and CAT5 to all the wired PC's so I'm looking at the alternatives, which are;
> New antenna: I understand the Netgear has an RP-SMA connector, can anyone recommend a good source or any product recommendations?
> PCMCIA card: Would a PCMCIA card give better performance than my USB adapter? Seen a few WG511GT cards on eBay for around the £20 mark but not much point spending money if it's not going to make a difference!!

Any help gratefully appreciated! And as a small aside, I highly recommend a Sony PSP as a quick way of checking signal strength if you've got one, much easier to carry than a laptop.

Lord Deckard.

 

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Both the PC cards and the USB dongles use patch antennae. These vary enormously - so it may be worth doing some looking for magazine tests.

Adding a separate antenna can be useful, but don't have the lead too long, or all the signal gain could be lost in the cable!

Harry.