NETIS WF2190 AC1200 Wireless High Gain USB 3.0 Adapter with Dual 5 dBi Antenna & USB Cradle Extension Compatible with Windows MAC Linux OS

Pros: - Excellent 5GHz Wireless Transfer Rates - Good Price on Sale - Cradle is very Sturdy - USB 3.0 Adapter - Changeable External Antennas - Easy Set-Up With Windows 7

Cons: - Adapter Gets Warm Under Heavy Load. - Unknown Durability/Longevity - External Antennas make the Adapter Clumsy for Laptops.

Overall Review: I just received this Netis Dual Band USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter and I was very impressed. I recently purchased and evaluated an Edimax AC1200 Dual Band Wireless adapter that I found to have excellent performance. This Netis WF2190 Dual Band adapter had even better performance. I tested this Netis WF2190 adapter with a HP Elitebook 8460p Laptop with a 3rd Gen Intel i5 CPU. I uploaded and downloaded iso media files to a Lenovo TS140 server connected by CAT6 gigabit ethernet connected to an Asus RT-AC66R router running Asus-Merlin Firmware ver 374.40. The distance between the Netis WF2190 and the Asus RT-AC66R was approximately 13 meters with three thick sheetrock walls between containing fiberglass insulation, electrical conduit runs, metal waste lines, romex electrical wiring, and various types of low voltage cables. When using the Edimax AC1200 wireless adapter I was very pleasantly surprised to get 14-15MB/sec (112-120Mbps) upload transfer rates on the 5GHz frequency band. This was the best transfer rate that I have ever achieved with any other wireless adapter to that time, and I have tried D-Link, Netgear, and Asus adapters. I did the same test with the Netis WF2190 Adapter. I replaced the stock 5db antennas with TP-Link 8db High Gain antennas. The upload speeds that I got exceeded 20MB/sec (160Mbps). This was the highest wireless transfer upload rate that I have ever seen and significantly better than the Edimax which was the best to date. I believe that the higher wireless transfer rate of the Netis adapter is because of the external antennas. The Edimax adapter only has stub extendable antenna which just doesn't have the length or area to pick up good signal. The replaceable external antennas on the Netis are easily 4X the size of the Edimax. The antennas I put on are at least 8X the size. It works great with the cradle. It wouldn't be acceptable plugged directly into the USB port on a laptop. Another advantage of the Netis adapter over the Edimax adapter was that the Netis WF2190 adapter worked excellent with Windows 7 64-bit Pro OS. I plugged the adapter into a USB 3.0 port on the HP Elitebook 8460p and Windows 7 automatically loaded the driver without the need to use the installation CD. The wireless connection has been rock stable with the Netis adapter too. With the Edimax AC1200 adapter, I keep getting conflicts and dropped connections. I have had to reload the drivers several times to get the Edimax adapter to actually work. When I was transferring 10GB or more of media files the adapter would drop the connection and would not reconnect by itself. I was willing to tolerate that for the sake of the high transfer speeds. With the Netis adapter, I can get higher speeds and stable connection! This adapter seems to run very warm under constant high load. I am concerned about the longevity of this adapter because of that. I gave it 4 eggs because of that concern. I would recommend th

Pros: fast, good signal strength gets a 1 star from the Cons

Cons: have bought 2 both died in 5 months. Cannot get a hold of the company

Pros: With the stock antenna it works great. Great range and very fast scanning and connectivity. I'm hitting 300 Mbps with a N router on a router 2 floors up on the opposite side of the building. After replacing the antenna with 8Db high gain omni the range is insane. I can see all the networks for a few blocks. Wifi speeds exceeds 150Mbps throughput easily. Way better then anything the other brands are capable of pulling off.

Cons: No cons other then the stock antenna not being as good as the 8Db antenna.

Overall Review: I took the advice of other reviewers and installed 2 TP-LINK TL-ANT2408CL Antenna's. The difference is truly significant and VERY worth it.

Pros: After installing drivers, worked like a charm on my new build. Highly recommend it.

Cons: see other below

Overall Review: Update 02/13/16. Unit died. Cannot get it to work. Computer detects it when i plug it in to the USB. No power or activity light. Lasted less than 7 months.

Pros: Excellent speed and distance. I use this for my PC in the basement, the router (Asus N66U) is on the 2nd floor. Connectivity on the 5ghz is always 80% or better. Link quality ranges from 270-300/Mbps. Plenty for what I use it for. Prior the Belkin & Linksys adapters were 100/Mbps at best. Though in fairness those adapters lacked external high gain antennas and function well if closer to the router.

Cons: None really. Ok, the USB base/cradle is too light and has a tendency to easily move around is the USB cable is touched. Doesn't matter, I use the adapter installed into a USB port on the back side of the PC.

Overall Review: I needed a good adapter with external antennas. There may be cheaper options, but this one does what it says and what I needed, no regrets!

Pros: RTL8812au chipset. The drivers are all over the place, and have been for months. Don't listen to the compatibility warnings. Get the drivers from edimax.

Cons: tech pinocchios

Overall Review: works on all w 8 and 7 platforms. Linux and mac also.

Pros: Fast connetion and speed.

Cons: Disconnects once everyday. Sometimes even twice.

Overall Review: I would not recommend this product because if how unreliable it is. There are better products out there that offers both reliability and performance.

Pros: None

Cons: Constantly drops signal. Is always reconnecting.

Overall Review: Compele waste of money. Buy linksys