Enhanced Connectivity with Panda Wireless Combo (WiFi+Bluetooth) for Raspbian Review

Bought this for my Raspberry Pi because it was on the approved devices list. Wifi worked great, no problems. Bluetooth, on the other hand, refuses to work at all. This is my second bluetooth dongle but here's the fun part: the first one was from a completely different brand but both dongles look EXACTLY the same. Obviously they are mass produced and resold under different brands.

I bought this kit for my Raspberry Pi. Everything works fine, in fact it also works without powering the hub, but not interchangeably. If you connect while the Pi is running, the WiFi key will kill and restart it. However, when plugged in all the time it works great as long as you have a good power supply. No problem with bluetooth dongle. Update: After six months of owning this dongle, I am now using the WiFi dongle on my Windows 7 PC. It took me a few minutes to figure out the drivers but…

Great seller, fast shipping, product works great on my Raspberry Pi. Perfect combo for the money. Just be aware of what you're doing when setting up devices for the Pi, especially when setting up advanced modes like ad hoc networks and hotspots, as you'll need to install drivers and settings correctly, most of the time you won't be able to guess your way. . Most of the problems I see in people are due to their own creation and lack of experience. Take advantage of an extremely large online…

My rating only refers to the WLAN device. There is a separate Bluetooth device that I haven't tried at all. Got Panda, plugged into an external active USB hub and recognized it immediately - not even a reboot required. It was so easy to set up the SSID and provide the correct WPA key and I was connected! Everything was as easy as a Pi thanks to the GUI on my Raspberry Pi. (Yes, I know.) This is a minimalist device in one dimension: First, the design is such that the outer shell falls off when…