TP-LINK TL-WN722N Wireless N150 High Gain USB Adapter, 150Mbps, w/4 dBi High Gain Detachable Antenna, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, WEP, WPA/WPA2 TP-LINK TL-WN722N Wireless N150 High Gain USB Adapter, 150Mbps, w/4 dBi High Gain Detachable Antenna, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, WEP, WPA/WPA2

Pros: Worked fine on Windows XP

Cons: Upgraded to Windows 8 and the Beta Windows 8 drivers are really bad. You can't play any online games because your latency will jump all over the place.

Other Thoughts: Seems fine when you are just surfing the web, but avoid at all costs when gaming on Windows 8.

Pros: absolutely nothing.

Cons: shoddy construction.. terrible physical connection to USB. DOES NOT WORK. I bought it because of good reviews and it was cheap.. I might as well have wiped myself with it.. this is JUNK. stay away.. btw, I use windows 7 64 bit.

Other Thoughts: save your money and buy something else.. this is total junk. I couldn't get it to work AT ALL after HOURS of trying. A complete waste of money.. I love newegg and have used it for years, but this is the worst purchase I have ever made..

Pros: Comes with an extension cord if you really want to put it somewhere without interference. Mine came with a dock too, so I can put it very far away from my computer if I wanted to.
The design looks nice, and the dock has a place to put the cap.
Installation was easy. Plug in and install the driver from the disk it came with.
Speedtest shows me getting the same speeds as I was with my PCI wireless adapter.
This thing reads a lot of wifis. My PCI adapter with 2 antennas read only 3, while this thing reads like 10. I'm also getting 5 bars while my PCI adapter got 4.

Cons: None so far.

Other Thoughts: Speed from windows reads only half of what my PCI adapter is (pci : 130Mbps, Wifi card : 65 Mbps).
I don't think this is a big issue since I only get 20Mbps, but I was expecting 150. I don't know what others are getting, so this isn't really a "con" to me.

I will update if anything happens, since this is just the first day I am using it.

Pros: Works well!

Cons: None

Pros: Fast connection speeds.
Better connection than I get with my laptop in the same area

Cons: It turns off and I have to unplug it and plug it back it if the computer sleeps. Somewhat annoying as it stops the Wi-Fi connection

Manufacturer Response:

Dear customer,
Thank you for reviewing our adapter.
We're happy to hear the adapter give you a fast connection.

For the disconnection issue you mentioned after the computer sleeps, could you please let me know the model# of the motherboard? So that we can run a test and figure it out.
My email is:
howard.he@tp-link.com

We really appreciate you taking the time to check out our TP-Link products and we hope that you will be able to check out more in the future.

Best Regards!

TP-LINK Support Team
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Pros: Works like a charm. Included drivers were sufficient for my Win 7 pc. Have not looked for updated ones on the web, since it is running flawlessly. When I purchased mine, it came with a free cradle, which is nice for getting the adapter away from any interference my pc may cause.

Upgraded from an Encore ENUWI-G2: my signal strength went from one bar usually dropping to 1.0 Mbps to 5 bars at a constant 54 Mbps. I am in the basement of a 3 story house with the router on the top floor, and I still get full signal strength!

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: If you need a wireless adapter, buy this right now.

Pros: Easy setup. Looks pretty decent. Seems well made.

Cons: I am 12 feet away from my N wifi netgear WNDR4500 router. Full 5 bars. I only see anything over 65MPs for very brief periods of time.
There are no other devices (from neighbors) running on the same channel. Other devices run much faster both on the 2.4 Ghz and 5Ghz frequencies.
I have not tried running a defferent USB adapter on the same PC , but I do think it's the adapters fault as I have used the same USB port for transfering HD videos and such in the past. (I have tried moving the adapter around and pluging-in the provided extension.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear customer,
We're happy to hear the adapter is easy to setup and working fine.

For the connection speed, it depends on the router Channel Width settings.
In default mode, the Channel Width is set to Auto, which means it won't work in 40MHz mode (Turbo mode) but in 20MHz when there're strong interference is detected.
Since it's 20MHz, the connection speed will fall back to a half.
This obeys the WiFi Standard.

If you need the max connection speed, I suggest you force the channel width to 40MHz on the router.

Please feel free to let me know if you need further info. My email is:
howard.he@tp-link.com

Best Regards!

TP-LINK Support Team
support@tp-link.com
(866) 225-8139
http://www.tp-link.com/us/support
http://www.facebook.com/TPLINK

Pros: I wanted a white wireless card so it would match my computer setup. This is a clean model, and does the job at a fair price (With a free TD-LINK USB cradle promotional item). I have not use it to long but it pulled better results on Speedtest and found more wireless signals than my Chromebook (If that is much of a comparison).

Cons: None to date.

Other Thoughts: *This is purely aesthetic and user bias dislike I have is to much writing on the product, and if you do get the free cradle the writing is upside down when plugged in on your tabletop.

**Also the green LED that consistently flashes is annoying.

Pros: One of our computers had difficulty catching WIFI with 3/5 bars and slow speeds. Both PC and router were N so I was a bit skeptical that this external one would make a difference. On top of it some of the reviewers said the driver (still in beta) for Win8 doesn't work. You need to do the following:
- don't use the CD it comes with
- plug the adapter, it will say it's an Atheros device
- go to Device Manager, look for it under Network Adapters
- download the win8 driver on the product web site, de-compress the file, pick the x86 or 64 folder and copy the uncompressed folder under C:/drivers
- From the device manager, update the driver manually pointing to that folder
- go under Network Settings, disable your old wireless card to avoid conflicts
- use the new card to connect to the network.

That's it.

Cons: Just been a day, we now have 5 full bars of reception. Ran a speed test and getting 10mb/sec in download, 4.5mb/sec upload, 20msec ping. Only issue is that it takes a USB port from the machine, minor annoyance compared to now having strong WIFI for all machines in the house.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear customer,
Thank you so much for your detialed and informative review.
I'm sure it would be great help to other Windows 8 users.

Best Regards!

TP-LINK Support Team
support@tp-link.com
(866) 225-8139
http://www.tp-link.com/us/support
http://www.facebook.com/TPLINK

Pros: quick setup.
strong signal.

Cons: occasionally (1/week) would drop connection, required unplug and replug. resume connection.
after a year, while trying to troubleshoot connection issues it blue-screened my pc twice. now no lights on adapter, no recognizable device found on pc.

Other Thoughts: networking on a budget is the best summary. If you want a great adapter there are better options. If you don't mind a little work, it is just fine.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear customer,
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the adapter and thank you for your effort on troubleshooting.

Could you please try to use another USB port or not to use the USB extention cable?

If it still doesn't work, don't worry.
TP-LINK USA provides 2-year warranty for this adapter.
Please feel free to contact me. We can offer you a replacement.
My email is:

howard.he@tp-link.com

We really appreciate you taking the time to check out our TP-Link products and we hope that you will be able to check out more in the future.

Best Regards!

TP-LINK Support Team
support@tp-link.com
(866) 225-8139
http://www.tp-link.com/us/support
http://www.facebook.com/TPLINK