TRENDnet TEW-424UB Wireless G Adapter IEEE 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates

Pros: great range, wpa2 support, great price.

Cons: none

Overall Review: I own 4 of these things and randomly use them whenever needed. Never had an issue in win7, win xp, or ubuntu, freeBSD, and fedora

Pros: I purchased this same Wireless Dongle OVER a year ago (from another company, SORRY NewEgg) MOSTLY for my older Win 98SE PC. It comes WITH a Driver CD & includes drivers for both Win 98SE, XP, and Vista. So far I have used this device with Win 98SE, XP (BOTH Home & Pro), Linus Ubuntu, and Win 7-64Bit (NO DRIVERS needed for Win 7 OR Ubuntu) and it has worked flawlessly for me on ALL OS's. I have not tried it on Win 2000 OR Vista - BUT I'm pretty sure it'll work on it. Hey, IF it works on Win 7-64Bit, I don't see WHY it won't work on Vista. BUT WHO in their RIGHT MIND uses Windows 2000 in this day and age??? Hopefully it'll work with Windows 8, but I'm not too sure. You'll have to try it and find out for yourself. It even comes with an extender cable which you WILL NEED as this unit is FAT. What with the Flip-Up protective cover, it makes it EVEN FATTER! It is SO FAT it blocks up the nearby USB ports making them unusable UNLESS you use the extender cable. Be warned.

Cons: Regretfully this is ONLY a B & G Wireless Adapter. It would have been great if it had been a B, G, & N Adapter, but it's still a good buy for $25.00. I found that it does get a little warm in heavy use. If you go into the settings and turn OFF the light on the unit itself it will run a little cooler. This helps. I STILL have this unit and use it on my Windows 98SE PC & it works just great. This unit is FAT. It is SO FAT it blocks up the nearby USB port making it unusable UNLESS you use the extender cable. Thankfully, it comes WITH an extender cable (Which you WILL NEED).

Overall Review: I have seen this SAME unit being sold on a number of different sites at all different prices so it must be a popular unit. For something SO POPULAR, it's a shame that TrendNet hasn't updated either the Device Program itself AND/OR the Drivers (for different OS's). Wake up TrendNet. Even with the MINOR CONS I listed above, this is STILL a great little unit for the beginner. Yes there are other units out there that are B, G, & N Types and that are slimmer, BUT I know for a fact that THIS ONE works! Would I buy this unit again? YES!!! Would I HONESTLY recommend this unit to others? YES!!!

Pros: Good Connection strength for a good price.

Cons: A bit bulky (the picture for the product is outdated. The product received was fatter). The smaller these things are the better. Another Con is that there is no product support beyond the usual yada yada. The adapter worker well for around two days, and then it became unusable because it wouldn't stop scanning networks, meaning that it would drop the connection for 5 seconds every ten seconds. I installed/deinstalled, enabled/disabled, stopped/started windows wireless a million different times in every possible combination to no avail. As I wrote, Trendnet's website was not of much use and I couldn't find anything helpful with google. As a last resort I tried to download the latest drivers of the chipset manufacturer which thankfully worked perfectly. I would rate my own experience as 1 star, but now that I can post a solution I'm giving it a 4 star rating.

Overall Review: In short: If the adapter keeps dropping the connection, download and install the manufacturers utility - ht tp://www.sis.com/download/ After selecting your OS, select "network driver" and then "SiS163 WLAN Controller". After downloading install the utility and drivers. You may need to manually update the driver for the device.

Pros: One of the best (and least expensive) wireless add-on options I've found. I've used this with Win 98, Win 2000, & Windows XP, on about 15 PCs, all without any issues. I sell this unit to my customers that need wireless for their homes or businesses. It works MUCH better than a PCI card on desktop units, and second only to an internal wireless on laptops. I've seen MUCH better range with this product than any others I've tested.

Cons: Slight heat issue, but never hot enough to create a problem or malfunction.

Overall Review: First experience with this unit was in an area where I was SURE I was going to need a range extender (upstairs at one end of house to basement at other end), but this unit connected with 68% signal at full speed! That sold me, and I've been selling it ever since.

Pros: Cheap. But cheap is not always good - as in this case.

Cons: With over 400 reviews, I did not dig deep enough to read the negative reviews. These negative reviews are correct. This USB wifi device overheats, drops connections, and crashes Windows-XP. Others say that eventually the heat will destroy this device - this makes sense. It's just not worth shipping it back to Newegg for my money back. Newegg, if you are reading this - stop selling this junk.

Overall Review: I found a solution which seems to be working. 1. Uninstall the Trendnet software 2. Go to the realtek website and download the s/w for the RTL8187B. I don't know why Trendnet buys the Realtek chip and writes their own software - sounds crazy to me. Use the Realtek software. http://www.realtek.com/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=1&PFid=1&Level=6&Conn=5&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true#RTL8187B 3. It won't hurt to let windows update install an even newer driver. 4. ***VERY IMPORTANT*** Go into device manager, double click on the Network Adapter RTL8187B, go to advanced tab, set "Power Save Mode" to "Max_PSP" and set the "LED Control" to "disable" Now it seems to not overheat, Windows crashes have stopped, dropouts occur less often. I hope this helps others.

Pros: I have used this adapter for over a year now and it is the best. It works on everything from Win98 to Vista including Linux. It has great range. I am planning to buy another for a build I'm planning. I use it with a 6 foot USB cable so I can position it to get the strongest signal.

Cons: None

Pros: Inexpensive - functional - Great adapter, especially for the price. Don't see how anyone can complain about such an inexpensive adapter.

Cons: Sometimes the connection speed fluctuates, usually in first 5 minutes after PC startup.

Overall Review: I didn't bother at all with the included driver and software. Just download the RTL8187B driver from the Realtek site (it's called RTL8187B_driver_only.zip) and unzip it into a new file on your desktop. When you plug in the adapter, have Windows search in the file you just unzipped to. Easy as that. Also, there is no need for any additional software.

Pros: Small, unobtrusive. Works great and doesn't drop connection under normal conditions within reasonable range. No hassle setup. Offers WPA/WPA2.

Cons: Shorter range than USB models that have a long cable and an antenna.

Overall Review: When I first got this unit, I had an old SMC 802.11b wireless router. The adapter worked fine in most areas of the home, but it had trouble when I used it on a PC that was about 75ft from the router. There were also 2 walls in between and the PC sat on the floor in a built-in desk. It maintained a low strength conn and dropped off about every hour. I put a USB extender on it and clipped it to the wall about 3 ft. above the desktop, which helped reduce the dropped conn problem. I replaced the router with a Linksys G router and it hasn't dropped since. It now maintains a conn betweeen low and med strength, but it's plenty fast for online gaming and downloading.