Panda Wireless PAU0E AC1200 Wireless AC USB Adapter - w/High Gain Antenna - Win 7/8/10/11, Zorin, Mint, Ubuntu, MX Linux, Manjaro, Fedora, Kali Linux, openSUSE, Rocky and Raspbian

The only place I can connect my router in my house is in the furthest spot in the living room away from all the bedrooms. Since I haven't braved crawling through the attic to attach wired options throughout the house just yet I decided to get this little adapter since it was cheap and I figured if I ever got unlazy it wouldn't be a big waste of money. I am entirely glad I got this over one of the other more expensive products. This works phenomenally. I am in the back room of the house (furthest possible spot away from the router) and I still get a full 5 bars whether my door is open, closed, people are home, etc. My connection never gets interrupted and it runs strong. My download speed has increased an INSANE amount over the adapter this one was replacing which just couldn't manage to hold a stable connection over three bars. I was super happy with this product and will probably be buying a few more for the other PCs in the house until we get something more permanent set up. Hell, I may decide just to keep it wireless since I haven't experienced any of the issues that I normally have with wireless adapters. GREAT GREAT GREAT buy. Just remember that when installing you only install the driver on Windows 7 otherwise it acts a little wonky. Other than that its practically plug and play. I just stuck it in and ran through the driver install with the disc they provided, only using the drivers, and it was working within a minute or two and going strong ever since.

I purchased this product to replace my powerline adapter connections because the powerline adapters were causing some of my sensitive devices to lose their internet connections. My PC is about five years old and does not have built-in Wi-Fi. I am very pleased with my purchase. I first plugged my adapter into a USB 3.0 port on the rear of my PC. My PC is facing against a wall and is inside an enclosure built into my deck especially for PC’s. The rear of the PC enclosure is open so my first thought was to install it out of sight. I was surprised to find I did get a connection to my router but the signal was not as strong. I now have it plugged into my USB 3.0 4-Port Hub sitting on the top of my desk. My reception with the adapter plugged into the hub is exceptionally good. The device is working perfectly even with three other USB devices plugged into the hub. This adapter is truly plug-n-play if you have Windows 10. Windows installed the necessary drivers. There was no need to download drivers or use the included driver disk. I plugged it in, Windows recognized it, and installed the drivers. I connected to my Wi-Fi router, provided my credentials, and the adapter was working. My PC is currently about 50 feet from my Wireless router. The router is located in another room down the hall. I am pleased to report the signal is very strong. I just completed a download test to my PC. I am getting 14.2 Mbps down and 1.68 Mbps up. That is just as fast as the speed I was getting with my powerline adapter. I was a little reluctant to purchase this adapter at first because of the price. I found other adapters that were priced 2+ times as much as this one; however, I decided to try this one because of the excellent reviews. I’m pleased that I purchased the Panda adapter. Based on my experience, I don’t believe you will be disappointed.

Works out of the box with no drivers needed on Manjaro Linux. That’s exactly what I was looking for, and it’s cheap. Build quality seems solid and doesn’t feel cheap. But you need to be aware of what you’re buying. This is a single band wireless N device restricted to 2.4ghz. Depending on your router and internet package from your ISP, that may not matter. I was getting up to 50-70mbps download speed, and that works well for most applications. And this seems reliable, it never cut out on me. However, wireless N is outdated and has its limitations, mostly seen when downloading large files. If you’re able/willing to install drivers, you can get an 802.11ac dual band device that can leave this thing in the dust as far as speed is concerned. I replaced it with a USB 3 device like this and am now getting over 200mbps. If you need something that works out of the box, your router or ISP package are limited to the slower speeds, or those speeds are just fine for what you plan on doing then by all means buy it. It’s a great little adapter and works exactly as you would expect. Just know that there are better options out there for a similar price if that’s what you’d prefer.