Best outdoor Wi-Fi adapter and antenna?

So, here’s the situation.
I am currently in desperate need of an adapter to pick up a Wi-Fi signal from my neighbor.
My laptop’s built-in receiver is frankly pathetic; it barely catches even one or two bars of signal, which is just unacceptable for anything remotely productive. I think what I really need is an adapter equipped with an external antenna to actually pull something usable out of the air. If anyone could be so kind as to drop a link to a decent product, I would truly appreciate it.
Thanks.

Grab something like this https://www.tp-link.com/us/products/...37_CPE210.html and have your neighbor hook it up (set it to AP mode) to his router. He just mounts it on an outside wall facing your place.
It’s way easier that way because his router is probably stuck in one spot inside the house, while you can just hang out by the window with your laptop to get closer to him.
If the distance is huge and the signal is acting up, you could always mount a second unit on your side (in client mode).
When you're setting things up, it's a good idea to have his router locked onto a specific channel, like channel 4, and set this AP to channel 9 so they aren't fighting over the same airwaves.

Look, there’s really no need to overcomplicate things here. If you only need Wi-Fi for a single computer—just one device, really—honestly, just scour eBay and grab an Alpha adapter. You won't regret it; I’ve used them myself quite extensively, almost obsessively. Here is a quick example for you: https://www.ebay.com/itm/example-link

Just be careful not to pick up some cheap Chinese knockoff. Though, I suppose you could probably find something even cheaper if you look hard enough,

But hey, if your neighbor is relatively close—say within 30 to 50 feet—and you actually want decent coverage throughout your entire house, you might want to look into getting a range extender. You set it up inside your place, it hooks onto the neighbor's modem, and then boom, you've got internet everywhere. Personally, I’d recommend a TP-Link extender with those two large antennas on it.

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...man, you really found something to recommend there 😁 ...that guy just peddles cheap knockoffs with these absolutely ridiculous descriptions LOL.
I wouldn't suggest any of them to anyone, even if they claim those Alpha, Kase, Netgear, Verizon, Beats, or Linksys gear is "original."
And don't get me started when they write "1W" or "6W" on the box—in reality, 99% of that junk doesn't even hit 100mW. It’s physically impossible to pull 2W or 6W because USB 2.0 caps out at about 2.5W, and an adapter can only convert maybe 40% of that into actual output power. They lie about the modes and speeds too, selling "b/g" tech while labeling it "b/g/n."
The antennas are even worse. A standard dipole antenna isn't going to push more than 9 dBi, and there's no way a Yagi labeled 16dBi actually hits that, let alone some fake 25dBi or 36dBi claims LOL.
Using RG174 or RG58 coaxial cables for microwave frequencies is a joke because the signal loss is insane. For example, if you try running 1W at 2.4GHz through 3 meters of RG174, you're lucky if 0.25W even reaches the antenna.

Between how far away the neighbor's house is, where the router sits, and whether there's a clear line of sight, I don't know. I'm sticking to the suggestion I made earlier.

The link was more of an afterthought, really. Personally, I’ve been running Alpha for a few years now and couldn't be happier with it. If the OP is feeling a bit hesitant about going with Alpha, they could always just grab a TP-Link—you definitely won't go wrong there.

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