NETGEAR - AC600 Dual-Band WiFi USB Mini Adapter - Black

This item enabled me to connect an older computer, that previously needed to be connected to the internet with an ethernet cable, wirelessly. Super easy to use. All you need is an available USB port. I am now able to email docs and photos to my new laptop. Great tool!

It was a bit tricky to get working at first since it was my first time having to set one up. It's been mostly good. It mainly is supposed to be set up with a disc drive but can be set up without one. Can be used in a 2.0 port but is mainly built for a 3.0 port. Computer recognized it fast. Was a bit expensive but since it was necessary if you don't have immediate access to your router I can't complain too much.

I used a WNDA3100v.3 dual band Netgear WiFi receiver for about 10 years or so. It was an excellent WiFi receiver up to approx. 300' and only lost contact with the router on rare occasions. This new receiver also a dual band, has so far lost contact with the router which is about 120' away no less than 4 times since I bought it a month ago. In all 4 cases, it felt very warm to the touch and I suspect that it was shutting itself down for heating reasons so it wouldn't burn itself out or catch fire. For the casual user, on the internet for a few hours per day, this is probably sufficient. But my computer is on for an average of 17 hours per day and sometimes for stretches of 24 to 36 hours at a time. I would not want to trust this small of a receiver to that much use unless I was led to believe that it would be able to handle it. In fact, it apparently is not able to handle that kind of use. I would only recommend this WiFi model to a friend who uses their computer only for a few hours at a time in order to allow the receiver to cool down.

It works great! We recently moved and now have a different set-up and this completes it.

It started off working well, then it completely stopped. I’m no tech wizard, but I actually figured out the problem and it works even better than expected. In a place not expected to be placed.

Worked fine until you tried to upload(downloading seemed fine) a large file and would stop working. When you would touch it would be very hot so assuming it was overheating, would work fine again after being removed for a while(cooled down). Had bought this after a cheap one was doing the same.

I use this item for my desktop PC. As it is impractical to run an Ethernet cable from the PC's location to the router, I went this route and got this item. It works ok. My speed is slow, but considering the environment the product is in, I am not docking it for the performance. One reason I am giving it a high rating is that it is compatible with N networks, which is what I have. This is a product designed for AC networks, but it is backwards compatible with N networks as well. That was the selling point for me. There are also a few walls and obstacles between the adapter and the router, so I am not too surprised at the slow PC Internet performance. All in all, I recommend this product. The installation is quite easy to follow (make sure you follow it! Taking a shortcut will be trouble), and I expect that the performance will be top notch if the product is used to its full potential.

This little device brought and old computer back to life. I was able to reduce the amount of cords in and around my office. Just what was needed to be more functional.