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Review on Panda Wireless PAU09 N600 Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter with Dual 5dBi Antennas - Windows, Linux, and Raspbian Compatible by George Jacobson

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Good adapter for Ubuntu 16.04LTS, even with an old and unfamiliar computer (2006 MacPro 1.1)!

Works out of the box on my fancy system (2006 MacPro 1.1 "Cheese Grater" with Ubuntu 16.04LTS - I've had problems with other USB devices but not this one). A USB extender and dock can be very useful if you are using this with a desktop computer as you have the best opportunity to position the Wi-Fi receiver in line of sight with the router. Unfortunately, as much as I love this product, I have to return it because it wasn't what I needed for the app (facebook live streaming computer for church services). After a crushing failure with several other Wi-Fi adapters, this Panda seemed to work well in test streams with fewer people in the building (although the router's signal had to go through three walls - 2 plaster, 1 brick); However, on the couple of Sundays leading up to Christmas we had a large crowd at church and adding in all the extra people moving around proved too big a hurdle for implementing a Wi-Fi solution. I ended up replacing it with a 100ft. Cat 6 cable that gave us the reliability we needed for broadband activities like live broadcasting. Before returning this product, I wanted to leave a review as the return is not related to any quality issue or dissatisfaction on my part. I appreciate Panda Wireless' focus on the Linux user community - it's nice when simple, handy things like Wi-Fi adapters work well out of the box without causing unforeseen problems.

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