Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac Mini AC600 Dual-Band (2.4Ghz / 5Ghz) Adapter For PC USB Adapter Dongle, Win11 Plug-n-Play, Mac OS, Linux, EW-7811UTC

It's only been a few days, but can confirm that it is compatible with a Raspberry Pi 4 running piCore Player 6.1.0. The internal RPi4 WiFi (in an Argon One case - mostly aluminum) was delivering ~1-5Mbps in each direction, which is situated ~10m from the router through 3 plaster walls. The Edimax delivers ~50-60Mbps on 2.4GHz and double that again on 5GHz (connected to a USB 2 port). It has markedly improved the responsiveness of piCore Player. About the only improvement I would like is screw/key holes in the extension base so I could mount it upside down underneath a table with ease.

I tested the Wireless Adapter with a desktop system I have in my upstairs office. While my desktop computer is perfect as it is with all the specs I wanted, it's not standard for a desktop computer to have a wireless card built-in. This adapter has allowed me to connect that desktop to my router and network wirelessly, without the need to string Ethernet cable all over the house, which can be a real pain. This adapter would also work great with a notebook if I wanted to upgrade the connectivity to AC1750 speeds. The adapter is very thin and could be left in the computer all the time, barely sticks out. The system I used this adapter with is running Windows 10t and install and set up were really easy and simple. The package includes the drivers necessary for the adapter, and they can also be found on the manufacturer website as a download, if necessary. I have found the performance of this Wi-Fi adapter to be pretty good. My setup has a few walls and a floor between the computer and router, and this adapter overcomes those obstacles quite well. Overall, I like this Wireless Adapter a lot and have found it to deliver great results. This is a very useful Wi-Fi adapter, if you have the need for it.

ACTUALIZACIÓN: me duró casi 3 años, ya este año empezó a desconectarse solo, a marcar que no había internet (cuando tenía el celular al lado sólo con wifi funcionando) , ya me compré uno via pci-e con antena que me salió al mismo precio y con más velocidad, y ojalá me dure más. Si 3 años de vida útil está bien para tí, pues vas. El mayor problema que le encontré es el tamaño, ocupa mucho espacio y si tienes las entradas de usb muy cercanas pierdes entradas. Y necesita usb3 para usarse(que ahora ya es muy común). ------ Anterior: Yo ya tengo un mes con él y estoy muy contento funciona tanto en windows 10 como en ubuntu 16.04 (Aunque no estan sencillo de instalar como un .deb), la velocidad de transmisión es excelente. No tengo el router muy lejos pero si a un cuarto de de distancia y no tiene problemas con las señales. Es importante que recuerdes que necesitan un modem con la misma velocidad de transmisión (1750 Mbps) para poder aprovecharlo.

It's the first time that I have purchased and used a portable wifi adaptor and I didn't want to spend $100 or more. After a bit of research and reading some online reviews, I came accross this one which was rated 3rd or 4th best wifi adaptor. I decided to give it try and the result was quite impressive. My PC is located in the main bedroom and the NBN modem is located in the second bedroom. We are using NBN50. Although the signal has to go through 2 main walls and sometimes with bedroom doors closed as well, it is very stable with minimal lag when I was playing online games and streaming FHD videos. It is much better than the tp-Link my PC builder provided at the purchase of my PC. I am pretty impressed by this adaptor and I do recommend it to anyone who wants decent wifi connection and don't have money to burn.

Update 8/6/24: I'm fan of this product! Found the drivers on Edimax's website and installed them. Went from a max of 250-260 Mbps download speeds previously to 370+ Mbps (over a 300 Mbps Spectrum internet connection)! And it connects to my Wifi 6 router without issues. Update 7/29/24: Here's what I've found with this USB adapter. On my old Lenovo (with a USB 2.0 port), it's super reliable/no issues. On my Dell laptop purchased in 2018 with USB 3.0 ports, it's finicky (especially when in a scenario of high usage/lots of data passing through over many hours such as with streaming 1080p/4K video). The trick I found when using it in that scenario is I'm better off leaving the laptop powered on at all times and powering it off completely once a month then powering on again. After powering on again you may have some instances of disconnection (wifi status showing Connected/No internet). Simply disconnecting from wifi, unplugging the wifi adaptor, waiting 10 seconds then plugging it in again then reconnecting to wifi seems to work. I admit it was a royal pain to figure this out, but I suspect it has to do with the USB controller within the laptop so won't be removing an stars from this review. Update 9/04/22: So good I ordered 2 more! This USB Wifi adapter has bailed me out twice when dealing with integrated wifi adapters in laptops that weren't performing as they should. Running 5 Ghz on my router with 40 Mhz channel width and this adapter has speed tests of around 240 Mbps Down / 12 Mbps Up (currently on the Spectrum 300 Mbps / 10 Mbps plan. In doing a continuous ping test to my router I've not seen any drops yet for the new ones I just received and the one I've had since July 2020. Good job Edimax. 3/12/22: I use this with an old Laptop which has an integrated wifi adapter that only supports Wireless N. It's been in use since near the beginning of the covid pandemic (July 2020) and it's been very reliable! Did not need to load any drivers. Windows 10 recognized it and installed drivers for it. The machine it's plugged into only gets reboots once every 1-2 months and I've seen stats where it shows connected over a month. In fact, as I was testing some older routers where other wifi adapters had difficulty staying connected past 12 hours, this one stayed connected for several days. Very much a good investment for an older laptop!