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πŸ”Œ Cable Matters AC600 Dual-Band USB Wireless Adapter - Improved WiFi Adapter for Windows and Mac with Advanced Wireless AC Technology Review

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Details

BrandCable Matters
Hardware InterfaceUSB 2.0
Operating SystemWindows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 10
Data Link ProtocolUSB

Description of πŸ”Œ Cable Matters AC600 Dual-Band USB Wireless Adapter - Improved WiFi Adapter for Windows and Mac with Advanced Wireless AC Technology

WI-FI upgrade for the wireless connection on your computer or tablet; Add dual-band support for both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands to your computer; AC 600 adapter provides maximum compatibility with WiFi hotspots to stream video or transfer files; portable adapter weighs less than one ounce and includes a cap to protect it when traveling; Ideal solution for a failed wireless network adapter card in a laptop or desktop. Wireless AC USB adapter is designed to support 802.11ac wireless speeds up to 155 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 433 Mbps at 5 GHz; USB dongle can be configured as a wireless access point to connect your tablet or smartphone; Ideal for video streaming or creating your own WiFi access point with a Raspberry Pi; Green LED status and link indicator lets you know it is working. Secure setup of WiFi USB adapter with one-button Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) configuration to equipped routers, access points, or hotspots; USB WiFi adapter supports WEP 64/128, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, TKIP/AES security encryption protocols to protect your data from unauthorized access. Windows & Mac compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (32/64 bit) and Mac OSX 10.7 to 10.11; Easy installation with included CD or driver download (Driver automatically downloads in Windows 10); portable USB dongle is convenient to carry, operates at either the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency band and is compatible with USB 2.0/3.0 ports, and 802.11 b/g/n/ac equipment; Included utility is useful for offline help and configuring older Windows OS computers. WIFI router compatible with AC routers and N routers from Linksys, Belkin, Cicso, TP-Link, and more; Including popular router models such as the TP-LINK Archer C5 AC1200 Dual Band Wireless AC Gigabit Router, NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band Wi-Fi Gigabit Router, TP-LINK Archer C7 AC1750 / C9 AC 1900 Dual Band Wireless Router, (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router.

Reviews

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Fast and Reliable USB 2 Wireless Adapter

This is one of the fastest USB 2 Wireless adapters you can buy and it's really reliable. At first I had slow and dropping connections in the 5G AC band at around 25Mbps, but now the 5G AC connection is really fast with no dropouts after I managed to get the 5G AC band on the router right to configure. I now have about 200 Mbit/s. This is one of the best options for the money and will also work on Windows 10 if you download the latest driver.

Pros
  • Regular Price
Cons
  • Volume

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Luckily the seller replaced the faulty receiver

I bought one of these a few months ago just in case I needed to use wireless wi-fi and had trouble with it when I first got it tested, network receiver keeps hanging up while reconnecting. The seller has now exchanged my item and sent a new one. The replacement works like clockwork, doesn't drop connection or freeze after 2 days 8 hours of use, with good speeds and ping. Works well. Thanks to the seller stepping in to replace the faulty item shows they care!

Pros
  • Always liked
Cons
  • I'll add later

Revainrating 4 out of 5

You get what you pay for - incredible speed but it works

At around $7 shipping I wasn't expecting much and it lived up to those expectations. Windows 10 automatically installed the driver and 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks were visible. The problem is on the 5GHz network with a stable signal, it only gets 35Mbps. My iPhone in the same place, on the same network, gets 200. I tried downloading drivers from Cable Matters but it seems the same driver/ to be the same version as Windows installed with identical performance. BUT. it works without the headache of…

Pros
  • Sleek design
Cons
  • Returns available

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works as well as you would expect from a USB Wi-Fi dongle.

Downloaded drivers from a separate computer to a USB drive and installed the drivers from the USB drive to the computer (I included the adapter for disc). Works as well as you would expect from a Wi-Fi USB dongle. I went from 30Mbps when connected to the rear I/O ports to 65Mbps when connected to the top I/O port. For comparison, my 2011 MBA shows 120Mbps when tested alongside. So there's about half the available speed available, but again this is a USB card versus an internal Wi-Fi card.

Pros
  • Best in niche
Cons
  • No insurance