USB WiFi Adapter for PC,600Mbps Dual Band WiFi USB 802.11AC WiFi Adapter for PC Desktop Laptop,2.4GHz,5GHz USB WiFi Dongle Wireless Network Card Adapter Support Windows10/8/7/XP,Mac OS 10.9-10.15

I needed to add wifi to a refurb Dell computer I had gotten that didn't have wireless. I looked at many options and compared prices and this seemed like a good value if it worked as others had described. I was a bit skeptical at first as it had no antenna like my other wifi adapters. When the unit arrived I plugged it in and the computer first saw it as a memory stick, not a wifi adapter. This seemed strange but then I realized it had a built in program to install it. I clicked on the self install program and in seconds this thing was up and running, very easy!My fears about how well it would pick up the wifi signals was unfounded. This thing was picking up all the networks from nearby houses (and they are not that close!) so I know it is sensitive. I was in the basement an it had a very strong signal from a router two stories up in my office. Needless to say it was easy to connect it and get on-line.Lastly I ran a speed test to see how it was doing. To my surprise, and pleasure, it was easily equal to the fastest wireless connection I have in the house. In fact, on the speed test it showed the same speeds as I seen on my office computers that are wired directly into the router. Now, that was impressive! It is the equal or better than any of my other wifi cards with big antennas sticking out of the computer.I can simplify this review: The darn little thing works great, its easy to install and the price is right. Heck yes I would buy another one!

At the old house, I was able to "hard wire" my PC to the router. But, after we moved, my den is now located in a different room than where the router is located, which is in the living room. I didn't want to run the 50ft cable across the house, so I looked into getting a USB dongle. I did alot of research and came across the USBNOVEL. Let me just say, "I am soo glad I got this one". It's USB, very tiny, and it works flawlessly, after installing the driver, 'cause I'm running Win 7. I only gave it a 3 star for gaming, it's because I don't use it to play games. I use this solely on my flight simulator. I download a lot of big scenery files and this little gem works like a charm. Not only it's a USB, but the tiny size makes it very tidy. I highly recommend this if you're looking for a USB dongle. If you're using any OS but Win 10, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND INSTALL THE DRIVER. The seller automatically send you the driver after you placed your order, which is awesome, since I don't have a disc drive. I also had to contact the seller for some support, and they are very responsive. But, it was my fault because I DIDN'T FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AND INSTALL THE DRIVER. :-)

I've been using this little wifi adapter for a few days now and so far it's working perfectly. All I had to do was plug it into my newly-built gaming PC once I was logged into Windows, click through to "Open File" when prompted, and then click the correct installation for my computer. If you follow the steps, it installs without issue and your computer can now connect to your wifii :)As for signal strength, it will probably vary for everyone depending on what kind of internet you have, but my computer loads browser pages super fast. Gmail takes forever to load on my other computers, but with this usb adapter, it loads within seconds. I can watch YouTube at 1080p 60 fps with no lag at all. It also hasn't dropped signal once yet.My only problem with the adapter is that I couldn't connect to my 5g signal strength. When I attempted to a couple times, a message popped up reading "Cannot connect to this network", but I had no issues with the 2.4g. Don't know whether that's an issue with the wifi adapter or my internet provider.Despite that, I would *highly* recommend this wifi adapter! I'll update my review if my opinion changes at all.

My home office is located in the basement directly below the placement of the router on the ground level. I noticed that my laptop (Dell Latitude) started dropping the wireless signal frequently (about every 30 - 90 minutes). The computer is about 5 years old. After doing some troubleshooting, I concluded the wireless adapter was likely beginning to fail. After researching options on Amazon, I settled on this wifi adapter. I received the adapter yesterday. I am running Windows 10 Pro. I inserted the wifi adapter into a free USB slot, and Windows 10 installed it perfectly. Since I installed the adapter, I have not lost a wifi signal and the wireless performance in noticeably faster on my machine. The four star rating has nothing to do with the performance of the wifi adapter. I gave it four stars because the instructions and CD disk are only valuable if you are running older versions of Windows (Win7, XP, Vista). This could be confusing to someone who is a novice at dealing with these kinds of issues and who is running Windows 10. If your current wireless adapter is not completely dead (which was my case), you must disable your current wireless adapter. To do this on Windows 10 go to Control Panel/All Control Panel Items/Network Connections. Select your current wireless adapter (it should be showing some active bars) right click and chose "disable" from the context menu. Now select the new wireless adapter. On my installation it comes up as Realtek RTL8811 AU wireless LAN 802.11ac USB 2.0 Network Adapter (so don't be surprised if you do not see the brand name of the device - USBNOVEL). Right click on this device and chose enable from the context menu. Your new wireless adapter should show active bars and work perfectly. I am pleased with the performance of this device. I love the low profile. Also, it has a small flashing blue light on the device, which provides a visual confirmation that it is working. My only concern is that there are no installation instructions provided for Windows 10 users. I've tried to remedy that in this review. However, it is an oversight on the manufacture's part that could cause some people to have problems with the installation.