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27 of 27 persons found the following review helpful.
300Mbps on my local network!
By airfirehorse
I assumed when I purchased this adapter that I wouldn’t in truth see the top speed any time soon, but after buying a TrendNet N-wireless/Gbit LAN I am happy to say it in truth works. My local connection have a tendancy to register amidst 130 and 300Mbps according to the pop-up bubble in my taskbar (if you display your connections there as I do, you may hold the cursor over them to see what speed you are getting at any given moment).
Previously, with a regular wireless dongle I was getting 54Mbps tops. What an improvement. Increased local speeds have meant quicker video streaming and file copying for me. You have to have a router (or I guess perchance a cable/DSL modem directly connected to your PC) that will get N-wireless speed to do this so it won’t do you much good if you use an older technology 801.11B/G with this dongle. And your Internet speed is more a result of your service provider so it may or may not help with that. But more speed is always better to me.
I use this on my laptop and I ofttimes shut the laptop so that it goes into Standby. I have had no severe difficultnesses reconnecting after coming out of Standby. I think once or twice I have had to “Repair” my connection from the taskbar. I don’t even bother to use the little USB “stand” that comes with it since I may directly connect this to one of my USB ports, but this brings up a negative: This adapter is too fat for me to plug anything into the USB port that is adjacent to it. It’s merely too wide. Unfortunately, particularly on laptops where space is at a premium, the USB ports are not spaced well enough. I guess if I were journeying with the laptop that might become an issue since I might actually need all 3 of my USB ports and not want to carry around that little stand, but I think the compromise is worth it for the speed.
There is an amber light on the top of this dongle that goes on and off with network activity. Another negative that most other people may not have a problem with is that 2 out of 3 of my laptop USB ports are upside down. I have no idea why it was designed that way, but if I use those other 2 ports I obvioously can’t see the light on the adapter. I like to recognise what’s going on so this is not optimal for me.
Other than those two very system-specific issues, I love this adapter. It was easy to install with good directions (you have to run the CD prior to attaching it for a smoother install) and it appears to carry out beautifully on my WinXP SP2 laptop.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Rock Solid Out the Box
By wanderingtaoist
Installed within just a couple minutes. Allowed to completely mypass my internal wireless card which is stuck at 11 Mbps, 802.11b and WEP only, and worked only half the time. I was taking into account getting a whole new laptop.
Don’t worry if you don’t have a 2.0 compliant usb. I don’t and I still connect at amongst 162 and 243 Mbps. I must mention that I have the D-Link DIR-615 which is 802.11n compliant, so compatibility issues were nil.
It comes with it is own cradle or you may plug it directly into the usb slot.
Even even though it’s small, it’s still a bit bulky as it sticks out on the side and if you’re mobile with it, you’ll have to careful you don’t bump or hit it.
Overall I’m very impressed. I didn’t suppose this kind of performance from a usb adapter over 1.1 usb at that.
17 of 19 persons found the following review helpful.
Do NOT buy if usinf Windows XP SP3
By Scott
I purchased this product and expended multiple hours trouble shooting why it wasn’t working. After being cut-off after 15-minutes of despicable trouble-shooting with a technician on D-Links less-than helpful service lines, I dialed back in I was told by the next person that they do not support Windows XP SP3 and I was out of luck. No option but to set my PC back to SP2.
I rate the product a zero, and couldn’t be more disappointed in this purchase. I likewise purchased the DIR-655 router, and wish I would have stuck with Linksys for both products.
Scott
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