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Pros & Cons

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Pros

The driver is not yet included in the linux kernel, though there is work on that happening. Use it on my spare pc and works great.

Getting a full 433mbps, up from 300 mbps. Mbps download/ 7. Mbps upload with the old antenna.



Cons

Wi-fi speeds are very low and can not receive wifi through even two walls. Support for this product is very slow and difficult to use. Buy the one without an antenna and use it with a modem. It's worth the price in a sense that the wifi works but this...  Read More

I have been misled. Now i learn that it's not novel, it's non-existent. When it works, it works pretty well but it often doesn't.

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Quality


I bought this adapter for a tiny pc that i built for plex and i’m decently happy with the purchase


So far with the usb card plugged in its been stable


Maybe a oneoff but i had issues with the device going from connected with internet access to connected no internet randomly an...  Read More


The build quality is average and it’s fairly easy to install drivers are included in the adapter

Shipping


Installation on win 10 was simple and fast and the results were excellent

Packaging/appearance


Instillation you can use the default windows driver or download the tplink driver from the the tplink web site

Competitiveness


This tplink usb wifi adapter for desktoppc works as advertised


4ghz bands full reset my router and going from usb3 to usb2 ports


Ive tried updating the drivers switching from 5ghz to 2


I bought another tplink adapter that was horrendous i like cheap things so i had to spend a bit of money and buy this

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I had a pc which had linux installed unfortunately there are no drivers for linux


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This item did not fix the problem i was gave g with my computer and was told it may be something internal


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Gone thru plenty of adapters buts my linksys ac to shame


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    My antivirus flagged the driver on this as a virus and wouldnt install it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    When researching for a wifi adapter to use with my computer i came across reviews of some other brands that mentioned the wifi disconnecting at times i never in one month of use encountered something like this


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Maybe a oneoff but i had issues with the device going from connected with internet access to connected no internet randomly anywhere between 12 hours or 2 minutes of operating


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I have 2 older wifi usbs that dont have this issue with the same windows 10 machine


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Still connected to the router but losing all internet access

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