This is the best 150Mbps USB adaptor around. For both personal use and use at our office you can just pop-in and go. No need for driver install or setup. Its simple and works reliably, especially considering the cost. The only time I've had trouble with the unit is when there is.heavy.
amounts of multi-connection traffic (think hundreds of upload/download slots for torrenting). However, this is generally a problem when using a lower-end wireless router, and it still performs better than other USB wireless adapters in its same range in similar situations. No contest IMHO. I purchased this on a recommendation from my brother and always recommend it to everyone. I will note that my experiences with these have been limited to office-type environments or short-distance home environments on servers/desktops. Likewise, I notice people complaining about the bandwidth. If you need alot of bandwidth, why are you purchasing a 150Mbs rated adapter instead of something like a 300Mbps+?
I have 75 Mbps Fios internet with approximately about six wifi devices connected to it. With an eight dollar purchase of TP-LINK TL-WN725N it received anywhere from 18 to 49 Mbps depending how far my distance was from the Wifi modem. I checked my wifi speed on speedtest.net So while I was upstairs in my room, and the wifi modem was downstairs. I received 18 Mpbs on my TP-LINK TL WN725 on that particular day compared to the ASUS wireless USB which it was getting 1.2 Mbps. I have very disappointing.
I retested the number and it was pretty consistent. But, as I am writing this review, I tested my speed on the TP-Link USB and I got 32 mbps upstairs in my room. But it's too late to re-test Asus USB wifi, because I returned the product back. It was worthless. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ASUS USB WIFI IS THREE TIMES AS BIG AS THE TP-LINK. The only reason why I mentioned the TP-Link is because it's a product that is will worth compared to the expensive Asus USB wifi. I have 75 Mbps Fios internet with approximately about six wifi devices connected to it.
With an eight dollar purchase of TP-LINK TL-WN725N it received anywhere from 18 to 49 Mbps depending how far my distance was from the Wifi modem. I checked my wifi speed on speedtest.net So while I was upstairs in my room, and the wifi modem was downstairs. I received 18 Mpbs on my TP-LINK TL WN725 on that particular day compared to the ASUS wireless USB which it was getting 1.2 Mbps. I have very disappointing. I retested the number and it was pretty consistent. But, as I am writing this review, I tested my speed on the TP-Link USB and I got 32 mbps upstairs in my room.
But it's too late to re-test Asus USB wifi, because I returned the product back. It was worthless. KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ASUS USB WIFI IS THREE TIMES AS BIG AS THE TP-LINK. The only reason why I mentioned the TP-Link is because it's a product that is will worth compared to the expensive Asus USB wifi. My original review appears below the line. Unfortunately, I dropped the item to 1 star because it no longer works with any OS because it is dead.
And conveniently, it died 11 days after the return warranty expired, so I'm out $21.73. While it didn't get hot at first, I have noticed it getting pretty warm. I should have just returned it a couple weeks ago when it seemed to have problems staying connected. I thought it was related to something interfering with the signal. Now, it plugs in, the light blinks a few times, and that's it.
On a Windows machine it recognized the device, then nothing beyond that. I may try contacting the manufacturer, but I'm not optimistic. I needed an inexpensive wireless-G device for an older Dell Latitude laptop running Ubuntu 11.10. My home WAP is ASUS and some say having the same brand can improve speed so this one seemed like a good fit. It works great, although I have to unplug and re-plug it when I wake the laptop from suspend mode. That seems more likely a problem specific to the computer, not the wireless adapter.
It was plug-and-play with Ubuntu 11.10. While it is a little warm to the touch, I have not experienced any heat problems with this adapter that I have seen reported. I like the small size for use in a laptop.
(As for the ASUS-to-ASUS thing, speeds are marginally better than wireless with other brands.). This is the best 150Mbps USB adaptor around. For both personal use and use at our office you can just pop-in and go. No need for driver install or setup.
Its simple and works reliably, especially considering the cost. The only time I've had trouble with the unit is when there is.heavy. amounts of multi-connection traffic (think hundreds of upload/download slots for torrenting). However, this is generally a problem when using a lower-end wireless router, and it still performs better than other USB wireless adapters in its same range in similar situations. No contest IMHO. I purchased this on a recommendation from my brother and always recommend it to everyone. I will note that my experiences with these have been limited to office-type environments or short-distance home environments on servers/desktops.
Likewise, I notice people complaining about the bandwidth. If you need alot of bandwidth, why are you purchasing a 150Mbs rated adapter instead of something like a 300Mbps+? Pros - Small Device. Good extensive installation, configuration software.
Kid likes the blinking blue light. In the room where I use the laptop that I bought the adapter for it only sustains 58 mbps, only 4 mbps above 802.11g. The best is momentarily it will reach 74 mbps.
It does maintain 74 mbps if I place the laptop next to the router. That is still only about half of 802.11n. These speeds are the best I could get out of the adapter after a couple hours fiddling with it and exhausting all options. My other laptop with built in 802.11n sustains 144 mbps throughout my home. ASUS support was of new use, are my walls to big, RMA it, blah, blah, blah. End of discussion. If you want 802.11n speeds look elsewhere.
Update (9/6/'12): The replacement N10 device doesn't work either. I plugged this replacement Asus brand device into a new Asus brand laptop. And I got a bluescreen immediately under Win7. It looks like the Asus USB-N10 is crashing an Intel Centrino driver that came with the laptop. Analysis of the crash dump reveals: 'SYSTEMTHREADEXCEPTIONNOTHANDLED', code 0x1000007e, in driver AMPPAL.sys, at address 12488.
(I'm omitting call stack details. You'll have to buy your own N10 and decompile the drivers to see out how to write a Centrino-killer exploit like Asus provided.) The properties of AmpPal.sys identify it as, Copyright: 'Intel Corporation 2011.'
My file version is v14.2.0.5, 8/8/2011. Its 'description' is 'Intel Centrino Wireless Bluetooth 3.0 + High Speed Virtual Adapter'. So, strictly speaking, this is Intel's crash due to an unhandled exception.
But, it appears the Asus N10 device (or its driver) is crashing the pre-installed Intel Centrino driver that came on this Asus brand laptop. That's inexcusable. I tried disabling the on-board wireless interface before inserting the Asus USB-N10 device. It still bluescreened the laptop immediately when the Asus N10 was inserted. I talked to Asus before returning the device to Amazon. Asus appears to be unaware of and unconcerned about a catastrophic failure of a product they sold into the market.
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This is the sort of quality and support that I've come to expect from Asus. And this will be my last Asus purchase. Lesson learned. (For the record, the Amazon RMA replacement went smoothly. They emailed me a UPS shipping label. The price of the N10 adapter had dropped a dollar (hmm, I wonder why.), so they refunded my money, and I re-purchased another N10.
I received the replacement before the expected delivery date. Good service. Pity the product, and its manufacturer, turned out to be utterly worthless.) Update: The Asus USB-N10 seems to work with an older HP laptop with built-in Atheros wifi chipset. Looks like this issue is a Centrino-specific incompatibility. Original review (8/25/'12): - Adapter worked fine.for about 10 minutes. It failed catastrophically the second time it was plugged in.
Resulted in instant blue screen (of a Win7 laptop), and the device got surprisingly hot. After that, every time it is plugged in, the PC blue-screens immediately.
Asus says, since it failed within 30 days (like, day 1), I should contact the seller. We'll see how they handle the RMA. So, my airport card died. I needed something to replace the card (which is interal and difficult to replace) I saw one reveiwer say he got this working with Mac OS 10.6.3.
So, I order this and put the CD in my computer. The drivers are only for Mac OS 10.5. I try to run them, the program crashes as soon as its opened. No problem I thought, I used another mac which has Leopard (Mac OS 10.5.6) and lo and behold, the program crashes again, on that computer. I tried searching for 2 days and trying different realtek drivers. None of them worked.
So, I'm not sure how the other person got this to work with his Mac, but it failed for me. However, if you use Mac OS 10.4, this will work. About the size if a dime 2.
Picks up wireless N very well, IF YOU HAVE MAC OS 10.4 CONS 1. Does not work with Leopard nor Snow Leopard like advertised.