USB adaptor speed for Mac Air

I'm going to be purchasing a MAP but am concerned about what I'm reading regarding speed when hooking up to an office jack. Due to work, I'll be doing this very often. Are there alternatives to increase speed outside of WiFi? A main purchasing reason was due to it's weight & portability so I wouldn't go with the laptop.

I presume you are referring to the USB Ethernet adapter?
It is rated as 10/100 Mbps. The USB 2.0 port itself is rated at 480Mbps though it has a lot of overhead. Both of these should be faster than your ISP connection unless you are very lucky.
802.11g WiFi speeds should be comparable to the USB Ethernet speed.
802.11n WiFi speeds could be faster to the USB Ethernet speed.
Again, both of these should be faster than your ISP connection unless you are very lucky.
The 10/100 Mbps speed from a practical standpoint will only make a visible difference for machine to machine transfers where the other devices are 10/100/1000 Mbps capable.
Steve

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