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"son_damo"
28.12.2020
2/10
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Reconsider this device if intended for use anywhere but right next to the router. While easy to install, this device barely functions on my machine that is only a room away from my router, I'm writing this review on my phone just cms away from the device where I'm receiving a perfect connection... it does connect occasionally but not in any usable way, the rest of the time it either cuts off or offers limited connectivity (which may as well be none) I believed that this would be sufficient for where my machine is placed, but now realise I'll need something with a bit more power.
Chris S
28.12.2020
10/10
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This review is for the EW-7811UN 150Mbps Nano USB adapter.
This was picked up to allow me to run a RaspBMC media centre in a room where I didn't have a wired network connection. I fully expected to have to spend ages working through various online guides pokliung around the depths of a command line.
However, I'm very happy to report that it worked perfectly with next to no intervention required. Powered Raspbewrry PI down, inserted the adapter in to one of the USB ports on the PI and powered it up. Went system settings in RaspBMC where the dongle had been detected, selected wireless mode and asked it to perform a scan. Selected my SSID from the list, entered the password and away we went.
I could spend ages benchmarking etc. but the bottom line is I can now stream a full 1080p movie to the PI with no problems whatsoever.
If it helps, I'm running the most recent build of RaspBMC though I understand some older versions need the Network Manager plug-in for RaspBMC to use this properly.
Not much else to report really - does exactly what I want with no fuss and for less than a tenner. Top marks.
This was picked up to allow me to run a RaspBMC media centre in a room where I didn't have a wired network connection. I fully expected to have to spend ages working through various online guides pokliung around the depths of a command line.
However, I'm very happy to report that it worked perfectly with next to no intervention required. Powered Raspbewrry PI down, inserted the adapter in to one of the USB ports on the PI and powered it up. Went system settings in RaspBMC where the dongle had been detected, selected wireless mode and asked it to perform a scan. Selected my SSID from the list, entered the password and away we went.
I could spend ages benchmarking etc. but the bottom line is I can now stream a full 1080p movie to the PI with no problems whatsoever.
If it helps, I'm running the most recent build of RaspBMC though I understand some older versions need the Network Manager plug-in for RaspBMC to use this properly.
Not much else to report really - does exactly what I want with no fuss and for less than a tenner. Top marks.
LornaA
28.12.2020
2/10
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I bought this as was having major problems with the wifi on my new windows 8.1 toshiba laptop, I've googled it and it seems to be that windows 8.1 internet problems affect thousands whatever brand of laptop and adaptor combination you have. After a couple of months of troubleshooting and about to tear my hair out I plumped for this as its number 1in wifi adaptors. Saw a few negative reviews but though I would give it a try. Out of the box its tiny, popped it in , windows found the driver and off we went, great 5 bars connectivity instead of four, no drop of connection.....but its a bit slow loading pages and pictures. So I hopped over to the bbciplayer speed test page, with my laptop wifi I was getting between 2-6gb, the Edimax was giving me a throughput speed of less than 0.5gb, practically dial -up. So I sent it back and have gone for a tplink mini instead which is great.
Maximus
28.12.2020
4/10
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On the positive side, this adaptor is tiny! So if you own a laptop that has no internal WiFi, it gives you the ability to add an adaptor without having to worry about something sticking out of a slot all the time, and which could easily be bent, snapped or broken during use. I avoided the larger dongles expressly because of this danger. This thing is so short and stubby it just isn't an issue.
However, in actual use there are certain issues that you need to be aware of before purchasing.
Firstly, this receiver suffers from particularly low gain. It picks up half the signal that my Toshiba Tecra laptop does with it's built in WiFi for instance. So, whilst my Tecra can happily stay connected to a signal in my office, a desktop system that I plugged this adaptor into, failed. Low signal recognition meant the connection was very slow and completely unreliable, with constant drop-outs. So unless you have five bars worth of signal everywhere you want to use this adaptor, I suggest you look elsewhere.
Secondly, I found installation and set-up of the driver utility on XP Pro to be a total nightmare. Two hours of struggling with it and trying to get the software to establish a connection with the wireless router were wasted and I gave up. I turned instead to Windows own management software which worked perfectly and without any hassle.
So in conclusion - this is small and neat but be wary if your Wi-Fi signal isn't always at full strength. And beware the bundled software, for XP Pro at least.
After trying this adaptor I have decided that unfortunately it does not fulfil my needs - it just can't pick up enough of the signal that it needs to. Instead I have purchased a high gain adaptor that is absolutely superb, gives me five times more signal and didn't cost much more either. I shall shortly be writing a review of it, and you can see it here:
However, in actual use there are certain issues that you need to be aware of before purchasing.
Firstly, this receiver suffers from particularly low gain. It picks up half the signal that my Toshiba Tecra laptop does with it's built in WiFi for instance. So, whilst my Tecra can happily stay connected to a signal in my office, a desktop system that I plugged this adaptor into, failed. Low signal recognition meant the connection was very slow and completely unreliable, with constant drop-outs. So unless you have five bars worth of signal everywhere you want to use this adaptor, I suggest you look elsewhere.
Secondly, I found installation and set-up of the driver utility on XP Pro to be a total nightmare. Two hours of struggling with it and trying to get the software to establish a connection with the wireless router were wasted and I gave up. I turned instead to Windows own management software which worked perfectly and without any hassle.
So in conclusion - this is small and neat but be wary if your Wi-Fi signal isn't always at full strength. And beware the bundled software, for XP Pro at least.
After trying this adaptor I have decided that unfortunately it does not fulfil my needs - it just can't pick up enough of the signal that it needs to. Instead I have purchased a high gain adaptor that is absolutely superb, gives me five times more signal and didn't cost much more either. I shall shortly be writing a review of it, and you can see it here:
J. Wilson
28.12.2020
4/10
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I bought this dongle as an alternative to a PCI-E card for a new rig I'd built because I have a beastily sized GPU on my uATX motherboard which didn't leave much space for other expansion cards.
When I first used the adapter, it worked perfectly, the router was right next to where I had built my rig and I was getting full speeds. The missus's laptop wifi card died a death so I let her have the dongle and plugged in my ethernet while I waited for another one of these dongles to arrive (as I was creating a home office in the front room away from the router and didn't want to trail 5e cables from room to room).
That's when my issues started. At first I thought it was my router's signal strength, as both my rig with one of these adapters and the missus's laptop could not connect in the front room (our router is in the back living room) or we believed we may have a wireless cold spot. A quick change to a different wireless channel rectified the issue slightly, though only if the receivers were positioned in a very particular place in our front room, meaning I had to trail USB extension cables about to the location. Then today I boot up to find my rig is struggling to connect to the network and when it does connect, no pages will load up and the connection to the network dies after 3 minutes.
I fire up the missus's laptop to check speedtest.net and her adapter connects to the network fine, but only posts a download speed of about 3Mbps from the front room. Once again I thought it was my router so changed the wireless channel and tried again - no difference. I decide to perform a final check and stick the Wifi on on my Galaxy Note 2 and my works laptop and run speedtest through them. Both connect instantaneously and report a download speed from the same location as my rigs WLAN adapter of 19 to 19.5Mbps out of my 20Mbps internet connection.
I am firmly under the impression now that these adapters are crap at range and it's not my router at all. You may wonder how far my router is in the back living room from the front office room and I can tell you the direct distance in a straight line is no more than 5 meters. Further to this, my phone and works laptop don't drop connection speeds no matter where they are in the front office and after trying (my neighbours looked at me funny for this) I can confirm my works laptop and phone still posts a download speed of around 13Mbps on WLAN on the other side of the street outside the front of the house.
They work perfectly if you're going to sit in the same room as your router to connect to your wireless network, but useless if you want to stay connected more than 4 meters away from it - I can't even say I just had a faulty unit as the problem occurrs on both we have bought.
Lesson learned: don't buy budget PC peripherals, they're cheap for a reason.
When I first used the adapter, it worked perfectly, the router was right next to where I had built my rig and I was getting full speeds. The missus's laptop wifi card died a death so I let her have the dongle and plugged in my ethernet while I waited for another one of these dongles to arrive (as I was creating a home office in the front room away from the router and didn't want to trail 5e cables from room to room).
That's when my issues started. At first I thought it was my router's signal strength, as both my rig with one of these adapters and the missus's laptop could not connect in the front room (our router is in the back living room) or we believed we may have a wireless cold spot. A quick change to a different wireless channel rectified the issue slightly, though only if the receivers were positioned in a very particular place in our front room, meaning I had to trail USB extension cables about to the location. Then today I boot up to find my rig is struggling to connect to the network and when it does connect, no pages will load up and the connection to the network dies after 3 minutes.
I fire up the missus's laptop to check speedtest.net and her adapter connects to the network fine, but only posts a download speed of about 3Mbps from the front room. Once again I thought it was my router so changed the wireless channel and tried again - no difference. I decide to perform a final check and stick the Wifi on on my Galaxy Note 2 and my works laptop and run speedtest through them. Both connect instantaneously and report a download speed from the same location as my rigs WLAN adapter of 19 to 19.5Mbps out of my 20Mbps internet connection.
I am firmly under the impression now that these adapters are crap at range and it's not my router at all. You may wonder how far my router is in the back living room from the front office room and I can tell you the direct distance in a straight line is no more than 5 meters. Further to this, my phone and works laptop don't drop connection speeds no matter where they are in the front office and after trying (my neighbours looked at me funny for this) I can confirm my works laptop and phone still posts a download speed of around 13Mbps on WLAN on the other side of the street outside the front of the house.
They work perfectly if you're going to sit in the same room as your router to connect to your wireless network, but useless if you want to stay connected more than 4 meters away from it - I can't even say I just had a faulty unit as the problem occurrs on both we have bought.
Lesson learned: don't buy budget PC peripherals, they're cheap for a reason.
Jenny L
28.12.2020
10/10
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Item arrived very quickly, was just as described (and yet looked even dinkier than I had envisaged - I can't believe anything so small can contain an LED light AND the necessary hardware to act as a wireless aerial) and works perfectly. At the price it is ridiculously good value for money, providing an elegantly simple solution for a 2008 XP netbook (with inbuilt Atheros wireless card) that stubbornly refused to talk to my parents' brand new wireless router, even though the router had identical WPA2 settings to my own. Being bang up-to-date it actually talks a lot faster to my 5-year-old router too. So now it just lives permanently in one of my netbook's 3 USB ports, and the Atheros card has been disabled. As it sticks out all of 4mm it sneaks inside the netbook cover quite happily. The afore-mentioned blue LED light flashes as it is connected and transmits data.
Note: One thing - if you have more than one wi-fi profile set up (e.g. I have two - mine and my parents' router), it won't change between them automatically when you change location. However, when I boot up the netbook, the Edimax window opens automatically and I just click on the 'Profile' tab, double-click the required profile, and it connects in about 3 seconds flat.
Note: One thing - if you have more than one wi-fi profile set up (e.g. I have two - mine and my parents' router), it won't change between them automatically when you change location. However, when I boot up the netbook, the Edimax window opens automatically and I just click on the 'Profile' tab, double-click the required profile, and it connects in about 3 seconds flat.
Blair 49
28.12.2020
10/10
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The wireless adapter failed recently on my wife's Acer Aspire netbook. So rather than consign the netbook to the dust bin of technological history I bought this to keep the netbook going and it works a treat. It really is minute, I look at it and think how on earth do they do it, it really is nano technology ! It protrudes maybe only 3 or 4 mm from the usb port and has this really nice integral blue led which flashes intermittently when transmitting and receiving, much better in fact than the distracting bright red one that gave up the ghost on the leading edge of the Acer bezel. I might even go as far as to say that the connections are faster and more stable with this Edimax adapter than the original integral adapter, although I am given to understand by those who know better that for reasons to do with the larger internal aerial array on both netbooks and laptops that this is unlikely. That said it works a treat and so inexpensive into the bargain. Incidentally you will need to load the software onto the netbook so you will need an external dvd drive to do that, but if it is to replace a failed adapter in a lap top you will be able to use the integral cd/dvd player.
Mark K. Cowan
28.12.2020
2/10
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Bought one of these to test, it worked fine - strong signal, decent speed for a small wifi adaptor (note: that is still nowhere near as good as a proper PCIE card).
I bought three more for my other PCs and Raspberry PI.
After a few months the signal seemed to steadily weaken and the connection started dropping regularly, to the point that I had to go back to ethernet cables.
I replaced one of these with a more expensive PCIe wifi card, and the signal went from 1 bar / ~20mbps up to 4 / 216mbps, and it has never dropped since. Now I just need to replace the Edimax dongles on my other PCs with the same make of PCIe card (TP-LINK). My download speed (i.e. from internet) has increased noticeably since replacing the Edimax dongle too.
I also need to figure out what to use on my Raspberry PI, which has just arrived... plugging this dongle in causes it to lock up without even so much as a kernel panic.
Summary:
- Adaptor seems to age; its performace worsens with time until it becomes unusable.
- Works on Windows XP x64 and plays ok with x64 Ubuntu (although still suffers the pre-mentioned ageing), but doesn't work on Raspberry PI (without a lot of tweaking, and some custom drivers).
- Worked great initially, but now they just sit in a box of other crap/outdated components.
I bought three more for my other PCs and Raspberry PI.
After a few months the signal seemed to steadily weaken and the connection started dropping regularly, to the point that I had to go back to ethernet cables.
I replaced one of these with a more expensive PCIe wifi card, and the signal went from 1 bar / ~20mbps up to 4 / 216mbps, and it has never dropped since. Now I just need to replace the Edimax dongles on my other PCs with the same make of PCIe card (TP-LINK). My download speed (i.e. from internet) has increased noticeably since replacing the Edimax dongle too.
I also need to figure out what to use on my Raspberry PI, which has just arrived... plugging this dongle in causes it to lock up without even so much as a kernel panic.
Summary:
- Adaptor seems to age; its performace worsens with time until it becomes unusable.
- Works on Windows XP x64 and plays ok with x64 Ubuntu (although still suffers the pre-mentioned ageing), but doesn't work on Raspberry PI (without a lot of tweaking, and some custom drivers).
- Worked great initially, but now they just sit in a box of other crap/outdated components.
Grewel
28.12.2020
10/10
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The Edimax is so simple to get going. The instructions are easy to follow, and straight forward to implement. It links to my router (TP_Link) with ease, and signal strength is good to very good in my situation. Have noticed a wide variation in speed though, although this doesn't affect performance (running XP Service pack3) on my old desk top. Down side is one less USB socket.
Andy
28.12.2020
10/10
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My son's laptop had a problem with the in built wifi. However, he could not be without it to have it fixed under warranty but equally I did not want to spend a lot in fixing it myself. Clearly the solution was a dongle style WiFi adapter but the last one I had used was about 10 cm x 3cm by 1cm and so would be likely to get knocked out of its socket all too easily. This thing is tiny and so once installed it can be left there. In fact when I first installed it while my son was out then he did not even see it when he returned - he assumed that his wifi had just started working.
The device does need drivers loaded (even for Win 7) but there is a mini CD supplied. Run the setup package and the device started working.
Only glitch is that on battery power the PC went to sleep and when I woke it up the wifi was not working. Checking the utility supplied the "radio off" box had been checked and so unchecking it brought it all back to life again. So it would seem that somewhere something kindly turned off the device presumably to save power.
But I've not seen that behaviour since.
The device does need drivers loaded (even for Win 7) but there is a mini CD supplied. Run the setup package and the device started working.
Only glitch is that on battery power the PC went to sleep and when I woke it up the wifi was not working. Checking the utility supplied the "radio off" box had been checked and so unchecking it brought it all back to life again. So it would seem that somewhere something kindly turned off the device presumably to save power.
But I've not seen that behaviour since.
CraggyDVD
28.12.2020
10/10
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Excellent gadget.
I loaded Ubuntu 16.04 on to an old laptop, a Dell Inspiron 1501 ( which previously had the disastrous Windows Vista !!) and I had problems connecting to the internet. Or to be accurate, I couldn't connect at all despite trying everything. It's possible that my wireless card isn't working, because it wasn't detected on a machine scan.
However I read that the easiest way was to cut the Gordian Knot and get a wireless dongle and connect via a USB port. The question was, which dongle to go for ? To be honest, the most attractive thing about the Edimax N150 was the price as well as the reviews which seemed favorable overall, so I took a punt.
I'm very glad I did. Connection was a breeze. I just plugged it into the USB port, detected the network, entered password and job done ! I didn't even need the CD rom. Because it is so small, you just leave it plugged into the machine and forget about it, unlike the old dongles which stuck out about 2 inches and had to be removed or risk being broken.
Highly recommended
I loaded Ubuntu 16.04 on to an old laptop, a Dell Inspiron 1501 ( which previously had the disastrous Windows Vista !!) and I had problems connecting to the internet. Or to be accurate, I couldn't connect at all despite trying everything. It's possible that my wireless card isn't working, because it wasn't detected on a machine scan.
However I read that the easiest way was to cut the Gordian Knot and get a wireless dongle and connect via a USB port. The question was, which dongle to go for ? To be honest, the most attractive thing about the Edimax N150 was the price as well as the reviews which seemed favorable overall, so I took a punt.
I'm very glad I did. Connection was a breeze. I just plugged it into the USB port, detected the network, entered password and job done ! I didn't even need the CD rom. Because it is so small, you just leave it plugged into the machine and forget about it, unlike the old dongles which stuck out about 2 inches and had to be removed or risk being broken.
Highly recommended
Mark Whitehead
28.12.2020
8/10
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This had me pulling my hair out to start with!
I run Ubuntu and Vista on an HP laptop which had intermittent and crap wireless.
Vista- Attempting to install on Vista was just a waste of time (just like Vista itself, hence why Ubuntu is also on there!) I tried everything I could think of- installation always *appeared* to work, but never actually allowed the laptop to get a signal; on the next power-up it would report an error that I never found out how to resolve.
Ubuntu- Neither the installation CD nor Edimax.co.uk had any Linux drivers, but the Edimax.COM *does*. With the help of Ubuntu forums I got it installed and it works perfectly now. Notice that the Linux drivers are unsupported at the moment, so you have to rebuild them every time there's a major update. However if you run Linux you're probably used to having to do things like that anyway :-)
So anyway, it's the tiniest thing ever, perfect for use with a laptop. If it was a full or even half-length USB widget my wife would have snapped it off within minutes of starting to surf the web for shoes. But with this in its miniscule form, there's no worry there!
It's mainly used in the same room as the router, so the fact it gets full bars signal and connects at the router's maximum 54mbps isn't much of a surprise. We haven't had any problems with data dropouts or network disconnection, but then we're just using it for general surfing and nothing with high throughput.
Why more people don't make wireless dongles this tiny is beyond me- it's great. The trouble with the Vista drivers knocked it down a star. Linux will wrap the drivers up at some point I'm sure. Till then it's a minor inconvenience and overall I'm very happy.
I run Ubuntu and Vista on an HP laptop which had intermittent and crap wireless.
Vista- Attempting to install on Vista was just a waste of time (just like Vista itself, hence why Ubuntu is also on there!) I tried everything I could think of- installation always *appeared* to work, but never actually allowed the laptop to get a signal; on the next power-up it would report an error that I never found out how to resolve.
Ubuntu- Neither the installation CD nor Edimax.co.uk had any Linux drivers, but the Edimax.COM *does*. With the help of Ubuntu forums I got it installed and it works perfectly now. Notice that the Linux drivers are unsupported at the moment, so you have to rebuild them every time there's a major update. However if you run Linux you're probably used to having to do things like that anyway :-)
So anyway, it's the tiniest thing ever, perfect for use with a laptop. If it was a full or even half-length USB widget my wife would have snapped it off within minutes of starting to surf the web for shoes. But with this in its miniscule form, there's no worry there!
It's mainly used in the same room as the router, so the fact it gets full bars signal and connects at the router's maximum 54mbps isn't much of a surprise. We haven't had any problems with data dropouts or network disconnection, but then we're just using it for general surfing and nothing with high throughput.
Why more people don't make wireless dongles this tiny is beyond me- it's great. The trouble with the Vista drivers knocked it down a star. Linux will wrap the drivers up at some point I'm sure. Till then it's a minor inconvenience and overall I'm very happy.
Casey L
28.12.2020
10/10
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I bought this as a tie-in for the fact my computer did not have a wireless card, and I wanted to use the Ethernet connection on my raspberry pi. I whammed this in to my Windows 7 machine while still on Ethernet and within seconds it had detected it and notified me that it could connect to wireless connections now. Ever since it has bee working perfectly as the primary connection and works brilliantly as a back-up connector should a wired or wireless NIC break.
I reinstalled my desktop's factory OS which happened to be the dreaded Windows Vista and - of course - I had problems. It would not initially grab the drivers and instead claimed it had "installed them" but that they were "malfunctioning". After using the disc that came with it I got the tool running and once it forced a connection it updated. Every time I came out of reboot or hybrid sleep it would disconnect and would require me to re-sign in. I worked around this eventually by plugging it in a different USB port, but this does not seem to be unique to this USB adapter.
I reinstalled my desktop's factory OS which happened to be the dreaded Windows Vista and - of course - I had problems. It would not initially grab the drivers and instead claimed it had "installed them" but that they were "malfunctioning". After using the disc that came with it I got the tool running and once it forced a connection it updated. Every time I came out of reboot or hybrid sleep it would disconnect and would require me to re-sign in. I worked around this eventually by plugging it in a different USB port, but this does not seem to be unique to this USB adapter.
Dominic
28.12.2020
8/10
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Bought this for Raspberry Pi Media center running Openelec and it worked out of the box, just needed to restart and enter network details. Wireless performance is not the strongest as a 2 year old laptop with wireless n did a little better when it came to obstacles such as a wooden desk. My router is draft n so performance with a modern router is likely much better. I ended up using usb extension cable to get around the slow speeds when behind the desk.
Wireless will never be as stable as wired connection but this time running a cable wasn't an option and Power line adapters are more expensive and would use a lot of power when compared to Raspberry Pi's <5W.
Overall performance when streaming 1080p is smooth though there can be occasional hiccups more likely due to Raspberry Pi than the adapter. It does get surprisingly warm so it is likely that it uses a significant amount of power, something to consider if using less than 1A power supply and/or overclocking. Dongle does have a fairly bright blue activity light which is useful. If it's unwanted it can be covered up with some tape which is what I did.
Adapter is tiny as shown in the images. At the cost of £8 it is a good deal. Would definitely recommend to any Raspberry user if wired connection is not an option.
Wireless will never be as stable as wired connection but this time running a cable wasn't an option and Power line adapters are more expensive and would use a lot of power when compared to Raspberry Pi's <5W.
Overall performance when streaming 1080p is smooth though there can be occasional hiccups more likely due to Raspberry Pi than the adapter. It does get surprisingly warm so it is likely that it uses a significant amount of power, something to consider if using less than 1A power supply and/or overclocking. Dongle does have a fairly bright blue activity light which is useful. If it's unwanted it can be covered up with some tape which is what I did.
Adapter is tiny as shown in the images. At the cost of £8 it is a good deal. Would definitely recommend to any Raspberry user if wired connection is not an option.
A. Duncan
28.12.2020
8/10
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Generally does exactly what it says on the tin at a reasonable price
I haven't used at great distance as bought for use on a Media centre PC about 6 metres away from router with a brick wall with door between. I'm getting good 4-5 out of 5 bar signal from the rear of the PC in a cabinet. Speed test consistent with my laptop at same range for internet connection. I haven't push tested on network as I don't do media streaming but getting 50+ Mbps on my fibre broadband at this range.
Tiny adaptor so would be idea to upgrade a laptop or where you don't want a massive dongle hanging out. Speed is rated max at 150Mbps which should be fine for most folks but you may need to look at 300Mbps devices if you are serious about streaming HD content
Worth noting you'll need to download drivers if you want to use on a win 8/8.1 PC but packaging does alert you to this. I've knocked a star off for this as this may present a problem for some
I haven't used at great distance as bought for use on a Media centre PC about 6 metres away from router with a brick wall with door between. I'm getting good 4-5 out of 5 bar signal from the rear of the PC in a cabinet. Speed test consistent with my laptop at same range for internet connection. I haven't push tested on network as I don't do media streaming but getting 50+ Mbps on my fibre broadband at this range.
Tiny adaptor so would be idea to upgrade a laptop or where you don't want a massive dongle hanging out. Speed is rated max at 150Mbps which should be fine for most folks but you may need to look at 300Mbps devices if you are serious about streaming HD content
Worth noting you'll need to download drivers if you want to use on a win 8/8.1 PC but packaging does alert you to this. I've knocked a star off for this as this may present a problem for some
Ron
28.12.2020
2/10
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I tried to use this on both Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows 10 but with little success. On Ubuntu it did not work at all because device drivers for the chip installed in the adapter were not available. On Windows 10 it did connect to the internet but only with very low download speeds (I have a fast fibre optic connection). I the end I binned it and bought a different model which worked much better on both operating systems.
Joe K
28.12.2020
10/10
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I've used this little wonder on all my computers (desktop, laptop, Raspberry Pi) and it's never let me down on any of them. Easily worth 5 stars.
I bought it initially as an adapter for my Raspberry Pi which I intended to be a machine for learning coding - however, soon enough I realised that RaspBMC is a fantastic media center on the RasPi and it got moved to the lounge and hardwired to the router. The adapter worked straight away with the RasPi though - never missed a beat and gave great reception.
It's current use is in my wife's Windows XP laptop (replacing the internal wifi adapter which was giving intermittent problems). It's an absolute godsend, the reception is amazing, and it only just sits proud of the laptop body thanks to it's tiny size.
Over the years, I've owned Wifi adapters from Belkin, Netgear, and Buffalo. This one beats them all though - it's smaller, performs better, works out of the box with anything I seem to plug it into, and it's about half the price of any other adapter I've ever bought. What more do you want?
I bought it initially as an adapter for my Raspberry Pi which I intended to be a machine for learning coding - however, soon enough I realised that RaspBMC is a fantastic media center on the RasPi and it got moved to the lounge and hardwired to the router. The adapter worked straight away with the RasPi though - never missed a beat and gave great reception.
It's current use is in my wife's Windows XP laptop (replacing the internal wifi adapter which was giving intermittent problems). It's an absolute godsend, the reception is amazing, and it only just sits proud of the laptop body thanks to it's tiny size.
Over the years, I've owned Wifi adapters from Belkin, Netgear, and Buffalo. This one beats them all though - it's smaller, performs better, works out of the box with anything I seem to plug it into, and it's about half the price of any other adapter I've ever bought. What more do you want?
Aidan
28.12.2020
2/10
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Won't pick up signal, tested on 2 routers, also placed PC within 1 meter of the device and still not connecting.
Picked up the Wifi signal once but then immediately lost it.
Not sure if I have picked up a faulty one or if they are all same?
Picked up the Wifi signal once but then immediately lost it.
Not sure if I have picked up a faulty one or if they are all same?
DangerMouse
28.12.2020
2/10
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Edimax used to make good stuff. Apparently they don't anymore. The first time I pulled this out of a USB socks it broke. The top came off, in pieces. I've taken very good care of the item because I use is as a software licence dongle, so having to break in this way is going to be problematic. Will not buy Edimax again, as the last two things I got from them also broke.
UPDATE: Foolishly, I did buy Edimax again. This time I bought the Mac version "EW-7711MAC AC450". I thought this would be well made, since it costs more. Nope. Made of very thin plastic and broke with fewer than ten insertions. Fortunately this one at least clicked back together. When will I learn not to buy from this company? Moreover, why do they make such rubbish?
UPDATE: Foolishly, I did buy Edimax again. This time I bought the Mac version "EW-7711MAC AC450". I thought this would be well made, since it costs more. Nope. Made of very thin plastic and broke with fewer than ten insertions. Fortunately this one at least clicked back together. When will I learn not to buy from this company? Moreover, why do they make such rubbish?
Mr B
28.12.2020
8/10
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When the wireless function on my Sony VGN laptop stopped working I wanted a wi-fi USB adapter that wasn't going to get in the way (most of these things are about 6cm long and bulky).
This Edimax adapter is about as small as it's possible to get and it's hardly noticeable plugged into the USB port on the side of the laptop (sticks out about 5mm). So far, so good. BUT, the mini-CD with the installing software just won't play in the standard size built-in CD player. Very annoying but easily solved by just following the instructions for software installation as suggested by the Sony laptop (just press 'yes' when it asks if you want help installing software without a CD. It must automatically search the internet and find the right site for driver software).
The annoying little blue light on the black part of the 'dongle' also seems to stop flashing after a few hours but it might well start again when something is being downloaded. A bit of masking-tape might be required if the blue light continues to annoy.
Anyway, small niggles aside, this is a very useful thing for wi-fi connectivity and well worth paying the extra money for such a neat and small gadget.
This Edimax adapter is about as small as it's possible to get and it's hardly noticeable plugged into the USB port on the side of the laptop (sticks out about 5mm). So far, so good. BUT, the mini-CD with the installing software just won't play in the standard size built-in CD player. Very annoying but easily solved by just following the instructions for software installation as suggested by the Sony laptop (just press 'yes' when it asks if you want help installing software without a CD. It must automatically search the internet and find the right site for driver software).
The annoying little blue light on the black part of the 'dongle' also seems to stop flashing after a few hours but it might well start again when something is being downloaded. A bit of masking-tape might be required if the blue light continues to annoy.
Anyway, small niggles aside, this is a very useful thing for wi-fi connectivity and well worth paying the extra money for such a neat and small gadget.
nike lover
28.12.2020
10/10
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recently got a tower n as it didnt have wifi got this as an easy solution n it works realy well for me. using win 7 32bit on a custom built pc with virgin wifi. plugged in the adaptor ran autosetup from the disk n about 2mins later was surfing the interweb :) its a realy god product for the price as a dual band version with twice the speed is around 3x the price so this is perfect n the down speed is realy good for wifi. iv got 30mb broadband n usually get a down of around 25mb using this adaptor iv been getting a consistent speed of around 15mb n the pc is on the other side of the house to the virgin box so some speed loss is expected. i have noticed that the connection gets lost once in a blue moon but this always happens with wifi in my home and when it does it instantly reconnects so doesnt cause any inconvenience. all in all im realy happy with the adaptor n would recommend it to anyone :) oh n my pc has a blue internal light with green coolant so the blue led connection indicator on the adaptor fits realy well with my system :)
Kkat
28.12.2020
10/10
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Popped the tiny usb into the laptop and installed the drivers that are included on the mini-d and within 30 seconds I was all fixed up and online.
I bought this because I took a new PC that had win 10 and downgraded to win 7 pro. The only way to get online is with this usb unit.
So glad it worked and can stay plugged in as it barely sticks out.
I bought this because I took a new PC that had win 10 and downgraded to win 7 pro. The only way to get online is with this usb unit.
So glad it worked and can stay plugged in as it barely sticks out.
Eddie
28.12.2020
4/10
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I have been trying for a week to get this adapter to work on my 6 year old Gateway laptop running Windows XP Home Premium(SP2), with absolutely no success.
I followed the very basic quick instructions provided on the included piece of paper and the instructions listed on disk, plus I tried the automatic setup provided on the disk. None worked. Not even the software which was installed with the required driver(s) worked correctly. It failed to list any of the available networks and the 'rescan' button would not respond.
I then tried to do a manual setup via Device Manager within Windows XP and, although this worked to a point, the final outcome was a message saying, 'Limited Access Only' against my router. That was the best I could get!
Although this device is labelled 802.11n, it was supposed to be backward compatible with 802.11b and g systems.
What made it more annoying was the fact that a device, with similar specifications, borrowed from my son and costing half the price, worked perfectly without any setup required. The driver was already available on the laptop.
If I hadn't damaged the original packaging on opening, I would have returned the item for a refund. At least it was free postage.
I followed the very basic quick instructions provided on the included piece of paper and the instructions listed on disk, plus I tried the automatic setup provided on the disk. None worked. Not even the software which was installed with the required driver(s) worked correctly. It failed to list any of the available networks and the 'rescan' button would not respond.
I then tried to do a manual setup via Device Manager within Windows XP and, although this worked to a point, the final outcome was a message saying, 'Limited Access Only' against my router. That was the best I could get!
Although this device is labelled 802.11n, it was supposed to be backward compatible with 802.11b and g systems.
What made it more annoying was the fact that a device, with similar specifications, borrowed from my son and costing half the price, worked perfectly without any setup required. The driver was already available on the laptop.
If I hadn't damaged the original packaging on opening, I would have returned the item for a refund. At least it was free postage.
Paperino
28.12.2020
10/10
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The reason behind this purchase was to add a wireless connection to my Raspberry Pi running RetroPie and XBMC, the aim was to remove the lan cable running from the switch to my RPi…Succeeded!!!
Once connected I logged on Raspbian, followed the instruction on screen and once entered the WiFi password everything was done!
I connected the the USB adapter straight in one of the RPi ports but I’ve read reviews and people who had to plug it in a powered USB hub, I’ve noticed anyway that by plugging the adapter in a powered hub the wifi speed is slightly faster.
This adapter will make you happy if you’re looking for a cheap way if you want to connect your computer or raspberry Pi to you wifi network with, if you want to stream FullHD video then I suggest you get something faster like a 450 or 300 Mbps USB Adapter.
Once connected I logged on Raspbian, followed the instruction on screen and once entered the WiFi password everything was done!
I connected the the USB adapter straight in one of the RPi ports but I’ve read reviews and people who had to plug it in a powered USB hub, I’ve noticed anyway that by plugging the adapter in a powered hub the wifi speed is slightly faster.
This adapter will make you happy if you’re looking for a cheap way if you want to connect your computer or raspberry Pi to you wifi network with, if you want to stream FullHD video then I suggest you get something faster like a 450 or 300 Mbps USB Adapter.
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