ENCORE ENUWI-G2 Wireless Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: Use this with old Dell csx that has no wireless onboard but does have a USB plug.

Cons: No USB 3.0 speeds. Not really a con as most old laptops do not have USB 3.0 ports anyway.

Pros: This little product works well when you get the correct driver.

Cons: As other have said, the driver on the included cd stinks. It causes the USB wireless to constantly drop connection.

Overall Review: Go to www.realtek.com. Search for 8187B. Download that driver. Uninstall the cd driver if you already have installed it, and then install this new driver. It will solve your problems and save you the 2 hours I spent trying to figure this out. By the way, I am using Windows Vista 32 bit.

Pros: This is on a desktop with windows xp downstairs, 3 floors down on the OPPOSITE side of the house where the router is on the top floor. I get a very good signal with no breaks or problems. It's good enough for some online gaming and I have had it going with P2P software going for days on end-with no problems. the unit can feel warm-but I never had the heat issue (this IS upstate NY-not phoenix or florida or whereever these other folks are). Please read my cons though and how I fixed the problems I had with this unit. It really is a good device.... If this is a repeat of other posts- I apologize. I'm not reading through hundreds of these pages....anyhow see below Originally, it worked fine for a couple hours when I bought it. Then it would lose the signal, and continually try and reacquire the signal. Man! it was aggravating! It was so cheap ( i bought it on special for around 15 bucks from newegg) so I had to weigh whether to go pack it up ship it RMA it etc. see my cons below

Cons: Well I found out what the chipset was (google is your friend) cleaned off all the stuff I originally installed. The utility from encore looked fancy but worked like cr*p. anyhow... I found out it was a Realtek RTL8187, went to the realtek website, downloaded these drivers to the desktop. Plugged in the device, told it the drivers were in the said folder and the rest is history. The driver package from what I recall does not have a config utility but I just used the windows xp wireless zero config utility (so make sure this is on in your services-in case it is off). It works like a champ now. Sorry about the step by step, trying to make it easier for newbies. Also I should note, it is on a 6 foot usb extension that is hanging on a wallhook. It's hooked to my desktop downstairs and the signal is OK off the from the front usb (but prone to being snapped off) and fair from the back usb. Having it on the extension brings it OFF the back of my desktop for a MUCH better signal.

Overall Review: I will buy another one of these if I need a cheap wpa2 compatible usb adapter. and NEWEGG rocks!!!! good luck folks

Pros: Cheap, fast, gets the job done. I've owned this for 5 months now and it's great.

Cons: The original CD that came with it had a horrible driver. (see other thoughts on how to fix it.)

Overall Review: Don't install the driver from the CD because it will give you a terrible connection. Go to Realtek and search for: RTL8187B. Download the driver there and everything will work.

Pros: its works great on Windows 7 x64!!

Cons: none

Overall Review: none

Pros: Haven't had time to fish my new house with cat6 cable yet so I slapped one of these on my computer in the mean time. I plugged it into win7 64 and native drivers work just fine so I'm calling that good 'nuff and rolling with it. Works much better than I expected. It picks up my Linux-based router with more strength than both of my laptops.

Cons: It would be nice if the cap snapped onto the back of the unit. I duct-taped mine so I wouldn't lose it. There, I fixed it.

Overall Review: Comes with a small USB dongle. But it isn't the size of the your dongle that matters, it is how you work it.

Pros: quick and easy connection, came with an extension, does what it's supposed to, good solution for the price. Confirmed after 10 mins of constant use, item does not get hot. It's made of plastic not aluminum so obviously like any electronic device from normal operation it might get slightly warm but nothing to worry about or affect performance. Manufacturer lists operating temps publicly so there is nothing to hide here. Drivers online from website for 32/64bit vista platforms.

Cons: it's bulky (width) not really a con since there's a picture to see that from, and it has an extension to counter that.

Overall Review: well if i wanted something that was prettier i would have paid more, but i didn't because I'm a man and i could care less what it looks like, and i wasn't going to wasted money on an unnecessary characteristic. Connected on 1 node on a another floor and it worked fine, also connected on another over 100ft away with 2 walls in between still 54mbps excellent, and finally in another building completely, same result. it's plastic, so try to be a noob and step on it or it probably won't work as it should, but that's common sense. Transferred 16GB's of data no drops or losses.

Pros: Very good connection, stable and picks up very well. For 10 dollars you cant go wrong. It actually picked up more networks than my laptop or Black Berry.

Cons: The included drivers do not work for XP 64bit. Problem was quickly solved by downloading the correct driver from Windows updates. (Its a Realtek drivers)

Overall Review: It is somewhat big for a USB adapter, but that's not an issue for me.