Customer Ratings & Reviews

Best wifi 7 usb antenna you can get, tplink just released an update today 4/30/25 that gives you true wifi 7 speeds,without this update, you would be stuck at wifi 6 speeds,Computer is about 30ft from router with 2 walls in between , speeds are pretty much 1000 mbps download and 1000mbps upload , Before today's 4/30/25 tplink update of the be6500 Usb Adapter ,My PC was getting 330mbps download and 280mbps upload

This is one of the few WiFi 7 USB adapters available on the market at this time, and it only seems to be available at Best Buy. Most people probably don't need to be investing in the technology just yet, but it is very exciting stuff nonetheless. I'm essentially saturating my 1Gbps fiber Internet and 1Gbps wired network with this adapter. In simpler terms, that means I'm downloading Steam games at just over 100 Megabytes per second. This adapter comes with the driver installed on the adapter, and you can also download it from the TP-Link support page. The device presents the driver to your computer as a virtual CD-ROM drive. You run the executable, click next a couple times, and you're done. If you have difficulty with WiFi connectivity, make sure your WiFi access point (or router) is set to WPA3 security. You'll likely also want to turn on transition mode so that your access point is still compatible with WPA2 security. Perhaps your router will call this WPA3/WPA2. I'm pairing this adapter with Zyxel BE11000 access points which are an excellent value to deploy WiFi 7. Make sure you plug this adapter into a USB 3.0 port or higher. The data rate is so fast that using USB 2.0 will be a bottleneck and slow down your connection. Do not buy this if you do not have Gigabit-speed home Internet or don't have plans to move large files around your local network. This is so fast that you should understand the benefit before buying. I would also say that if your computer already has WiFi 6E with 6Ghz band capability, I'm not sure this is going to do much for you. However, it's an excellent upgrade for someone with fast Internet and a client device that only supports WiFi 6 or 5/5E. I went from 300Mbps to 900Mbps when I run a speed test. For many or most people, you may just want to wait until your laptop or next motherboard includes WiFi 7 included in the box. If you have a larger ATX motherboard, you may prefer a PCIe WiFi card instead. For me, it would have been a big expense to replace my motherboard, processor, and RAM just to get WiFi 7, and I have no PCIe expansion slots, so this was a great fit for my needs.

I recently upgraded to Xfinity Gigabit x2, but refused to be bound to their xFi Gateway. I hooked up an Arris SURFboard S34 to an Asus BE3600 router, a combo that doesn't break the bank. My initial speed tests were kind of disappointing, but then I reboot my computer and gave the adapter time to get "settled in" with my router. I don't know if there's a special handshake or something, but it worked! For the first time ever in my life I got a download speed of >1Gbps from the Internet over a wireless connection!! I'd be lying if I said all my speed test attempts break the 1Gbps barrier, but most come pretty close! My very first test came it at 300Mbps... so was about to toss the thing. I guess the reboot was important....

TP-Link - BE6500 is an excellent wifi-7 compatible adapter with faster download / upload speeds. I was using a older adapter of Netgear and was getting around 250 / 300 MBPS download / upload speeds. With BE6500, I am getting 450 / 550 MBPS. Connections are solid and never get disconnected. Only thing is the documentation. First you need to download the software for this adapter using existing wifi and then connect this adapter and run the software. It is a bit expensive but worth the experience.

Very long range and high speed. Pricey but it's the most modern (WiFi 7).

Fast speed and easy to use. Works well with my new build.

This device does not give published speeds (2.2 GB each) at 5 & 6 Ghz on Wi-fi 7 router. I have wi-fi 7 router with 4 GB internet service but this device hardly gives upto 800Mhz upload/download speed & that too sometimes. Native Wi fi 7 adaptor on my computer gives me better speed around 1.2 GB. Tech support pushed it on my 'internet enviornment constrainsts'. This tech is not matured. Best option is to buy computer/laptop having Wifi 7 adaptor with 200 MHz & above bw. Given the price, it is not worth to buy this product. There could be much cheaper options if u want increased speed using Wifi 7 routers.

Every that it should be for WIFI with the latest standard available and works well in all aspects.

Amazing device, easy to install. In addition, the wifi 7 feature is a nice future-proof investment.

Excellent quality and great range of signal for multiple rooms

Works great. Kind of big but built well too! Drivers embedded via virtual CD makes initial installation easy peasy.

Compared to the netgear 6e adapter (a8000), this gets over double the speed when connected to MLO (wifi 7). I was skeptical but definitely worth the extra cost if performance is important.

Performing as advertise if not better could be happy with it more taking advantage of Wi-Fi seven Fast !

Doesn’t connect at WiFi 7. Disconnects constantly and is just mediocre.

Actually improved my speeds by 50-70 mbs download vs my onboard wifi 6e card on my computer.

Surprised this adapter at this price does not come with the driver for Mac. The Wi-Fi protocol is showing Wi-Fi 6 in Windows 11, not Wi-Fi 7.

Constantly lose internet. Resets every 10 seconds. Outside of return window, now its just a paper weight.

This product is very easy to use and works fantastic. Just plug it in with the USB and it picks up even weak signals if you are not close to a router.

I don’t think it was compatible with our equipment. Not sure because I couldn’t figure out how to set it up.

This item was not compatible with my router or extenders. I came to best buy because I wanted advice on what to buy. I had to make a 45 minute trip to return it for credit. Why should I travel to get bad advice and inconvenient service.