My laptop has an internal wireless card that does not have good reception at wi-fi spots. What product(s) do I need to extend the range?
If you are willing to open up your laptop, you can install this pigtail which will give you an external antenna connector for your internal wireless card:
I have a laptop with an internal
antenna/wireless card. I am not comfortable opening the laptop to
modify the internal wireless, can you suggest another way to increase
the wifi range?
You could use a high performance wireless card and external antenna.