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Review on Enhance Internet Speed with TP-Link AC1200 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter (Archer T4U V1) by Darnell Murphy

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Fully plug and play with Windows 10 Home (after Win 10 update date mid-April 2016)

They work great for me! I say "they" as I bought 2 of these, one for each of my computers that I recently upgraded from Windows 7 to 10. An interesting note - I upgraded from Win 10 in mid-April 2016, so I'm guessing that Win 10 has already helped solve many of the issues others have found with older installations. I had no problems upgrading either of my computers to Win 10, except that Wi-Fi stopped working on both after the install was complete. I used to use old Medialink Wi-Fi adapters and after a little research I found out they won't cut it with Win 10. I already have an Archer/TP-Link C9 router so I looked into the Archer/TP-Link wireless adapters as I was very happy with the C9. I bought this device based on the features and reviews, although I was a bit surprised by some of the negative reviews. In my case, however, both were fully connected to Windows 10. I did nothing but extract the previous wifi. Adapter with the Windows hardware eject icon, then installed the new Archer T4U and Windows did the rest. Fully plug and play. Again, I'm thinking that maybe since I waited until mid-April for a Windows update, solved the previous problems people had. I have one of these at 5GHz (the computer next to the router) and the other at 2.4GHz (the one farthest from the router). Both work fine, no crashes, resets and other things required. And I'm getting speeds that are about 10% faster than what my ISP says, so I'm very happy with the speed I'm getting on both bands. I don't have any Archer software or drivers installed at all, I just use any Windows 10 installation for them. I was ready to download the drivers based on what others had said in their reviews, but in my case they were completely up and running - it couldn't have been easier. It should be noted that they are quite big. I ended up using the good extension cable that came with it and plugged it in to open up the USB3 ports on the computers, then plugged the T4U into the other end of the cables (note the cables are oriented - you can only plug them in ). disposable). ). The extension cords are really good and have a lot of thickness. I like this setup so I can place the Wi-Fi adapters where I can see them so I can see the heartbeat reading just to make sure everything is ok. Overall, I'm perfectly happy with T4U on Windows 10. I've been getting great speeds and 100% uptime on both PCs for over a week. I'm not sure if they work that well because I have an Archer C9 router, or if it's because I recently updated Windows 10 after Microsoft fixed previous installation issues, but either way I'm very happy with the purchases. Thank you for reading. (If I run into any problems in the future I will update this review). I'm not sure if they work as well because I have an Archer C9 router or if it's because I recently updated Windows 10 as Microsoft fixed the previous installation issues, but I'm still very happy with them shopping Thank you for reading. (If I run into any problems in the future I will update this review). I'm not sure if they work so well because I have an Archer C9 router or if it's because I recently upgraded to Windows 10, after Microsoft fixed previous installation issues, but either way I'm very happy with the purchases. Thank you for reading. (If I run into any problems in the future I will update this review). that I recently updated Windows 10 after Microsoft fixed previous installation issues, but in any case I'm very happy with the purchases. Thank you for reading. (If I run into any problems in the future I will update this review). that I recently updated Windows 10 after Microsoft fixed previous installation issues, but in any case I'm very happy with the purchases. 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Pros
  • Ultra-Speed USB 3.0 up to 10x faster than USB 2.0
Cons
  • Expensive