Amped Wireless - High Power 500mW Dual Band AC Wi-Fi USB Adapter - Black

Name: Amped Wireless - High Power 500mW Dual Band AC Wi-Fi USB Adapter - Black
Brand: Amped Wireless
SKU: 1419684
Rating: 2.6 (5 reviews)

Model: ACA1

SKU: 1419684

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Key Specs
- Adapter Type: Wireless
General
- Brand: Amped Wireless
- Model Number: ACA1
- Product Name: High Power 500mW Dual Band AC Wi-Fi USB Adapter
- Color: Black
Network
- Compatible Wireless Standard(s): Wireless-AC (The wireless networking standard(s) the device is backwards compatible with. This includes networking protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 standard (alphabetically ascending) and the Wi-Fi Alliance standard (numerically ascending), both of which provide high-throughput wireless local area networks (WLANs). Devices designed to work with specific standard(s) will be backwards compatible with previous versions but may not run at optimal performance when using earlier iterations.)
Compatibility
- System Requirements: PC: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8; Mac: OS X 10.4 - 10.8; CD/DVD drive; 100MB hard drive; available USB 3.0 port (using USB 2.0 or 1.0 ports will lower speeds) (The software that a product must have for it to be able to integrate with another product.)
Dimensions
- Product Height: 2.4 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Length: 0.4 inches (The out of box length of the item. Length is measured as the longest dimension of the item.)
- Product Width: 2.9 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
- Product Weight: 1 pounds (The out of box weight of the item.)
Warranty
- Warranty - Parts: 1 year
- Warranty - Labor: 1 year
Other
- UPC: 850214003485

Enhance the range and speed of your 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2.4GHz or 5.0GHz Wi-Fi network with this Amped Wireless ACA1 USB 3.0 adapter that features high-power amplifiers and high-gain antennas for optimal performance.

Works with 802.11ac networks: Backward compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n for wide-ranging use.
Dual-band technology: Operates on 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz frequency bands to deliver ultrafast data transfer speeds up to 867 Mbps at 5.0GHz and up to 300 Mbps at 2.4GHz and enable high-definition streaming and swift data transfers.
High-power amplifiers and high-gain antennas: Provide wall-penetrating Wi-Fi performance for optimal range.
USB 3.0 cable: Lets you easily connect your PC or Mac.

Whats Included

Amped Wireless 500mW Dual Band Wi-Fi USB Adapter
USB 3.0 cable, monitor mounting clip
Owner's manual
Software CD

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
ACA1>>Solid solution for my needs
Amped Wireless ACA1 USB3.0 WLAN adapter quick review 1. Intro 2. Setup 3. Performance Intro: The Amped Wireless ACA1 is the company's latest USB WLAN adapter. It has 500mW of output power and it uses a USB 3.0 port for maximum throughput while other USB adapters use 2.0 which means your computer is not going to see the actual throughput due to the speed limitation on the standard. Setup: Very easy. It was easy to pop in the install disc, install the driver software, it installed very quickly, and after that I connected the ACA1 and it worked perfect on even a server OS, Windows Server 2012! I am also glad it doesn't force you to use bloatware like other companies do. I hate the bloatware others make you have. Also it does not take up a lot of disk space... just a handful of Mbytes. Please note: The router used is the Amped RTA15 Performance: The performance has been excellent, even though the signal is going thru a chimney, a hardwood dresser, two walls and a very fat cat. The average signal strength is around -48dBm. This is currently installed on a desktop system that can't have a cable run to it and powerline adapters aren't fast enough for what he does on it. Gaming and streaming and transferring files are all fast and have no issues or disconnects at all. Very impressed. Average speeds: Please note: these are the test results performed by LAN Speed Test software. These are true measurements of the actual throughput. Average rating in mbps for transfer rates in AC mode is around 176-233Mbits/sec. Peaks at 544Mbits/sec The wireless N mode hits around 96Mbits/sec. Peaks at 233Mbits/sec Transfer rates (Mbytes/sec): Wireless N I have around 12Mbytes/sec thru 32ft/2 walls/1 brick chimney/1 hardwood dresser Wireless AC I have 22Mbytes/sec thru the same as above. I did have it peak up as high as 35-40Mbytes/sec quite often as well!! With powerline I had about 8Mbytes/sec transfer rates.
Posted 12 years ago by Remixedcat
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
The most useless wireless adapter, stay away!
I was honestly very disappointed with this adapter. My review is similar to others who have given this product a 1 star. Works well for the first 2 months, then afterwards the signal keeps disconnecting very frustrating when you are gaming. For a $100 product it does not even have the basic functionality of a $50 netgear/belkin wireless adapters. Stay away from this brand, Linksys, netgear, belkin are all much more reliable products with far greater customer support. Over all: although it looks fancy and high tech, its really cheaply made, the over all quality/feel of the product is poor. I never write reviews, but when i do its because it DC multiple times while i was playing LOL. The End: please stay away from buying anything this brand had to offer, high price cheap quality and no customer support.
Posted 10 years ago by Shinigami00
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Adapter for WiFi
After getting the WiFi adapter we couldn't find a good place to put it but finally found a place to tape it under the table. The software loaded easy and the adapter worked the first time. I went from 26 meg per second to 76 meg per second. It is a good thing that we had a USB 3.0 for it. Otherwise it wouldn't have done us so well. My wife says it is fast, fast, fast. That is why I bought it. It goes with the new router with the new AC standard. It was worth the money and time to get it going.
Posted 11 years ago by Leon