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Review on 🐼 Panda Wireless N USB Adapter with 150Mbps Mid Range and Enhanced 2dBi Antenna by Michael Vargas

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Works with Raspberry Pi but requires some setup.

This adapter is marketed as compatible with Raspberry Pi. And "works" out of the box. The Debian distribution for the Raspberry Pi includes the necessary drivers for the device to work, although I had to write a script to get the device working at boot. It's not that bad, if you want to play in the Linux playground, you have to get dirty. The only thing stopping this device from getting 5 stars is that this adapter is constantly set to a slower mode so I can't get a 150Mbps connection (note I didn't say "carrying"). I believe this is a driver issue and can probably be fixed by recompiling the driver from the supplied source, but that's not done yet.TL;DR. Works great with a solid connection and decent range, but needs some tweaking and doesn't hit 150Mbps.

Pros
  • Ideal for outdoor activities
Cons
  • Expandable