This is the second time I've purchased this model. The price is more, but it's the reliability I'm after. Latest application was inside a Qidi Plus 4 3d printer to replace the little buggy USB wifi dongle. This was literally plug and play, I had to do nothing but plug it in and start the machine. Luckily there is a ton of space inside the back of the machine to place the cable and wifi device/antennas. The signal is strong, clear and does not drop. A+

After reading many negative reviews I decided to try this anyway, because some people that write bad reviews just have other problems unrelated to the product. It worked immediately after plugging it in to Windows 10, but only connected at 2.4GHz at first. I use the same SSID for both bands, so the device can choose which band to use. I did see nearby 5GHz access points, so 5GHz was functional. I checked the advanced properties and didn't see a way to force 2.4/5 GHz operation. At this point I took the CD that came with it and tossed it aside and then download the latest driver on https://www.tp-link.com/us/. There are two Win 10 drivers listed with the newest driver nearest the top of the list. The driver installed with no problems and the adapter connected to 5Ghz just fine after updating. My only real complaint is that the adapter base is not weighted enough. The USB cord is very nice, heavy gauge wire and unless you tweak it just right the adapter will tip in whatever direction the cord pulls it. I'm tempted to glue a magnet to the bottom or try to add weight somehow but I don't want to interfere with the WiFi signals. Some of that blue adhesive putty you use to hang posters or secure knickknacks to your shelves would work to keep it secure too. The speed was many many times better than it was with my previous adapter which was a tplink n300, I went from about 20mbps to 330mbps. It claims to support 867mbps on 5GHz, but that is probably only under ideal conditions and very short range. The number of nearby networks also increased which tells me the range is much better than it was with the little dongle type adapter. Overall, for the price, this is a great adapter. I would buy it again. Oh and it doesn't claim to support Linux, although that doesn't always mean a product won't work on Linux either now or in the future. I didn't have a chance to test it with Linux yet so I can't say for sure.

I plugged it in then the driver setup file came up. I did the install and was up and running in less than 5 minutes. Good purchase, no issues.

I would give this more of a 4.5 than just a 4. I bought this USB WiFi adapter for my little brother’s desktop PC at his house, and it’s been a great solution for connecting to a router that's far away. The connection is strong, and the speed is much better than the other adapter he was using, even from a distance. He was having constant disconnects and very low internet speeds with the prior adapter and now he is able to game and use his pc just fine. The only issue is that, very rarely, it will disconnect and then reconnect on its own over and over but im not sure if thats more of a software issure rather than the hardware itself. Despite that minor hiccup, it works very well overall. For the price and performance, it’s definitely worth it!

I bought one of these for my nephew to use with his PC for gaming. It's been running for nearly 3 years with no issues and gets fast down/up speeds -- far better than the USB thumb-size adapter he had on it before. If you have a laptop, you really should get this adapter or the later AX version of it. It will dramatically improve wireless speeds as compared to your built-in laptop wifi adapter - this is important when you are on the road using it in a hotel. It's critical to install the correct driver on your PC/Laptop for your specific hardware version of this device -- see product label on the adapter itself or the sticker on the product box. The TP-Link website is a little confusing on this. At the product support page, you first need to select the device hardware version (v2.6, v2, v1.60 or v1.0). This takes you to the specific product support page for your device's hardware version. Then you have to select the correct driver for your OS (i.e., Win7, 8, 8.1, 10/11). The difference between v1.x and v2.x hardware versions is the addition of the WPA3 security protocol in the later version. Make sure you get the v2 or v2.60 version.

El producto en si es bueno, si note un cambio abismal en videos, en edición, en juegos etc, cumple con lo que promete solo que es algo difícil o no muy bien legible de configurar, si batalle un poco en eso pero el producto está excelente, se siente de mil buena calidad y se ve elegante y minimalista aparte de que es pequeño y no es para nada estorboso no feo a la vista

La compré para sustituir una antena externa de mas de 6 años de antigüedad con la que tenia problemas de conexión intermitente debido a la distancia del router y pude comprobar que este adaptador tiene una excelente recepción y resolvió el problema. Si bien tiene integrado el driver, es recomendable instalar la versión mas reciente que esta disponible en la pagina oficial de la marca. utilizado en un equipo con win 11 pro 24H2 y funciona adecuadamente.

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I used this for a local remote connection between a laptop and computer and it's been working fine. Good value for the price.