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Five Star Reviews: | 51% I liked it June 23, 2017 I bought this as a cheaper alternative to buying a new router hoping that the issue I was having would be resolved. As it turns out, my problem was a failing router rather than a wireless card. I liked this product, but since it didn't solve my issue I returned it. If I ever need a wireless adapter again soon, I'd buy this one again. Am I happy with my purchase September 26, 2016 Before using this wifi adapter I used a Netgear wireless-N adapter but was only pulling around 20-25Mbs. Our ISP plan was set around 60 Mbs. After installing and plugging in the new Linksys wifi adapter my download speed jumped to 40+Mbs. However, there's still more. My router offers a 5G connection which I connected to. Using Speedtest.net my download speed shot up to 60+ Mbs which is astounding. Am I happy with my purchase? Of course. This tiny wifi adapter greatly surpassed my expectations. Good job to Linksys! Streams multimedia like a pro! September 15, 2016 I've been looking for a small 802.11ac wireless network adapter to reliably stream high-res audio and HD video from a file server on the LAN. The laptop's built-in 802.11n adapter was good at file transfers, but never any good at small packet multimedia streaming. I've used a few much more expensive NETGEAR 802.11ac adapters, but they either had driver issues or were sporadically inconsistent for streaming.On a whim, I tried this tiny, little Linksys 802.11ac network adapter, even though it was "only" USB 2.0. Much to my surprise and delight, it streams audio and video like a champ! I've had no dropouts and can maintain a healthy 300-450Mbps connection speed to my wireless router.I'm very happy with this little Linksys mini adapter. Works Great For Very Little Money March 23, 2016 Comcast upgraded my modem/router to a dual ban with speeds up to 200 Mbps but much to my dismay my computer’s internal adapter would only run 2.4 GHz so I was only getting around 25 Mbps. So I ordered this model N600 adapter. I received it today and installed it according to the instructions and I am now getting better than 150 Mbps! Six time the speed I was getting. I went into Windows’ Device Manager and disabled the internal adapter to insure there would be no conflict and that the computer would use this USB adapter every time I boot my system. This may not be necessary but I felt it was a smart thing to do. Magnificent Adapter October 1, 2015 I do not have much to say except , Linksys Wireless Mini USB Adapter AC 580 Dual Band (AE6000) . Is the best WiFi adapter i have ever owned & actually seen the speeds i should be getting unlike them crap WiFi adapters built in laptops & other devices . I have a Linksys WRT AC 1900 + this mini USB Linksys adapter & my Speeds are insane through 5GHz band WiFi & always excellent signal strength. Photo of speedtest using this adapter + router WRT AC 1900. :) I went from 20mbps to 101mbps+ ! The drive works fine. You are all experiencing disconnects because your computers ... January 22, 2015 The drive works fine. You are all experiencing disconnects because your computers see this device as a USB peripheral. While this is technically true, this wireless USB networking device that require to have power 100% of the time. Computers treat USB peripherals dynamically meaning that when they are idle, your computer cuts off power to them. To prevent this from happening, go to your computer's Control Panel found in the start menu and open DEVICE MANAGER. Scroll down to NETWORK ADAPTERS and hit the arrow next to it. Right Click Linksys AE2500 and select properties. Next, go to the Power Management tab and DESELECT "allow computer to turn of this device to save power". Click OK and the device will no longer lose power and disconnect. | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
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Four Star Reviews: | 15% Works as expected. April 27, 2017 Works on a home built PC with WIN 10 and a LINKSYS EA6350 wireless outer. No problems as yet. Works well April 17, 2017 This is functioning well. I thought it was supposed to pick up both 2.4 and 5, but it doesn't recognize the 5 wave length. Still, it is working much better than the one I had before. Had to update the driver when upgraded to Windows 10 November 17, 2016 Bought it January 19th. It worked great until May. I had it upstairs in a 3500 sqft house over the room with the router. It worked very well. Now the computer says there are wifi connections available, it asks for the passcode but will not connect. This happened when I upgraded the computer to Windows 10. I can't find the box or the receipt. All I have is the Amazon list of orders to show when it was purchased. Very disappointed since I've been loyal to Linksys since my first attempt to go wireless in 2002.Update 12-8-16 Linksys Support responded to my comment and sent directions to update the driver for Windows 10. (Had to run an ethernet cable from the router upstairs to the computer) It works well again. Customer support responding to my comment was great. Will update the rating. Buggy drivers September 23, 2016 Worked very well in my Windows 7 machine. When I built a new PC and decided to use Windows 10, I discovered that this wireless dongle does not have Windows 10 specific drivers. The Windows 7 drivers work, but sometimes they stop working and require you to unplug and plug the dongle back in. Not bad actually September 7, 2016 Linksys Wireless Mini USB Adapter AC 580 Dual Band (AE6000)One thing to keep in mind reading about this review is the wifi dongle and router are right next to me. Also it is plugged into a desktop.The purchase was for my new apartment for college where there was no ethernet cable plug (annoying). The wifi dongle came it a tiny box with no set up program but at least it came with drivers. The program can be installed here "[...]". It was super easy to set up with the drivers and program, it took me about 1-3 minutes max. I compared the dongle with hard-wiring the desktop. See pics for results, I am not too surprised but definite decrease in download speed.However when gaming with the dongle it does not lag. I played overwatch and starcraft 2 and it plays just fine. No hiccups whatsoever and performed just fine. Then again I am very close to the wifi router so the results may be skewed.Overall I am impressed by how fast the wifi dongle performs and happy with my first impression so far. I will follow up on this as I use it for 2 weeks and go to my apartment where the wifi reception is not the greatest. At home use for the laptop or desktop with no wifi card. Looks good and worth your money. Works well but slower than advertised May 14, 2016 My older laptop wi-fi adapter only pulls in a signal at 72 mbps and only operates on the 2.4GHz band. This was too slow for my needs. I thought I would go with a USB adapter as I can plug it into my USB extension port when at home. I loaded the software that came on the CD and plugged in this adapter and it found the network right away. I configured it to run on the 5GHz band and am now running at around 150 mbps. It is better than what I had, but I was hoping to get around 300 mbps. I am only 25 feet away from the router. | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
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Three Star Reviews: | 7% Ok. The house is probably part of the problem September 20, 2017 Didn't work well, but we live in a mid century house with concrete block construction and likely at least a layer of two of lead based paint probably somewhere among the layers, which according to my internet providers is close to impossible.We have a secondary router sending the signal down the hall, so probably the best we can do. However the old Linksys adapter seemed to do a better job until it died. It doesn't perform any better than the adapter I replaced July 31, 2017 It doesn't perform any better than the adapter I replaced. I had hoped it would maintain a more consistent and stronger signal to keep my second computer connected to the internet. At best, it's consistently erratic. Works as expected with USB extension cord November 2, 2016 About what I expected. Manual connection did not work for me. I used the wi-fi protected setup and it connected just fine. Make sure your router supports wi-fi protected setup before purchasing.I was disappointed in the range. The computer with the adapter is located upstairs, about 20 feet from the router. The desktop is under the desk. ( I have another computer in the same room with a USB adapter (Linksys WUSB6300) that gets excellent reception from the same area however it is a higher end USB3 adapter.)I got 1 or 2 bars from the adapter when it was connected directly to the computer. When I connected the adapter to a 6 foot USB extension and draped the adapter over the top of the desk I did receive MUCH better reception. I did not have to do that with my other computer but then again it has a little higher end USB3 AdapterI got this for an old computer that is infrequently used and it works okay for what it was intended IF I use it on the end of a USB extension cord draped over the top of the desk.I am partial to Linksys adapters and would recommend it with the caveat about range and wi-fi protected setup. Make sure you have a CD rom drive September 5, 2016 It works, but I had to work to hard to get it to install. I have two small form factor PCs that I needed to access wirelessly until I could run the Cat 6 cable to the basement. Neither of my PCs has a CD rom, which is necessary for the install. It shouldn't be that hard to at least get a bare-bones minimum driver installed to allow it to connect to the wireless access point. Ultimately I had to purchase a small USB CD rom driver to install these. Not happy about that. Once installed, it does work well connecting to my Cisco SMB router, although the speed rarely connects at anything above 150mps. Stops Working at Times July 14, 2016 I bought this to replace my old adapter (as it was not compatible with my new PC build I did). It worked great for a few weeks, but then that's when it started just cutting out on me sometimes. I'll be using my PC as usual, then all at once the WiFi signal gets cut out. It's a simple fix luckily! I just unplug it and plug it back in. It happens about once every 2 weeks or so. Kind of annoying, but it's not a huge issue I think. I would prefer it didn't do that, but it works, and that's what matters. This is a great fast wireless dongle for Windows January 18, 2016 LINUX USERS BEWARE. This is a great fast wireless dongle for Windows, Instantly detected without installing drivers on Windows 10. Ubuntu (and other variants, I imagine) not so much. I've actually never had this issue with other dongles from Cisco or Netgear before. Did lots of research on this specific dongle with Linux and there are ZERO supported drivers for this, there are a few custom tweaks to maybe make it work that users will find a pain in the butt and aren't reliable. Look elsewhere if Linux is part of the picture. 5 stars for Windows, 0 for Linux. | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
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Two Star Reviews: | 8% 5Ghz didn't work with Netgear AC1750 router March 6, 2017 5Ghz stopped working. Not sure what is wrong. Hope Linksys can help. Two Stars January 8, 2017 This great for surfing the internet but if your going to use to play games it suck. kept disconneting ) Very pleased!! July 12, 2016 I don't even have to turn the wifi on,,,on my laptop. This linksys handles it all and fast. Now I can connect and check my email when I am camping.Update unplugged the linksys today and it fell apart. Obviously its very cheaply made. I tried to snap it back together ...because all it is...is a casing on one side...one on the other side and the USB stick in the middle. It wont even snap back together. Had to tape it. Linksys needs to work on keeping this versatile unit in tact. The casing should meet the performance half way. Great... if it wasn't for the lag spikes. June 8, 2016 I've had this device for a little over a month now. The product was great. I pay for 10MB/s Internet and was receiving between 6-8MB/s on all my downloads, which is not bad at all compared to other similar devices. Now, why would I rate it 2 stars? Simple! The download speeds are great, but the issue is in the consistency. It has many lag spikes. I'll be getting 8MB/s for a solid 2 minutes, then it drops for 2 seconds and continues. This isn't a big issue for casual people, but I game on my PC. Mid-game, I'd experience huge lake spikes consistently. Do you guys know how hard it is to play Overwatch or Rocket League like this? Incredibly hard. I had to switch to my Ethernet chord. I'll be buying a wireless pci card in the near future. Quality is not as good as I hoped. December 25, 2015 This works. It does its job, quite simply, I needed a wireless connection on my desktop, as it was no where near a router and running a cat cable through my house was not an option. I now successfully have Wi-Fi. However, I have been experiencing a couple of issues, sometimes the adapter stops receiving or working, or something, and I have to remove and re-insert the adapter and reconnect to my network. I have also run into an issue where Windows will suddenly disable the device for no evident reason. The network connection problems I am experiencing are not coming from my service, or router, because my phone and laptop work just fine, when my desktop has nothing. Other than some technical difficulties the adapter is compact, easy to install, and at a decent price. I do suppose, you get what you pay for. n/ac #FAIL March 28, 2015 Apart from the n/ac bands not working properly, the adapter itself is very small and fits my original use case quite well. It was easy to install and connects quickly (albeit only the g band)... but that's where the goodness ends. I suppose it is possible that I got a dud, but I especially dislike that this adapter looks like its working (connecting easily)... but upon closer inspection is not working as advertised. I am connecting to my SOHO network which supports both 2.4 & 5.0 GHz bands, a/b/g/n/ac. I wanted a smaller form factor adapter than the old bulky Netgear N600 I have, and I liked the idea that this one supported AC. However, sitting here at a workstation in my office the Linksys AC580 refuses to connect not only to the AC band, but also to the N band. So I am stuck with g speeds on the 2.4 GHz band only (I confirmed this by completely shutting down the 2.4 band and verifying that I could not get the adapter to connect, no matter what I did). The old Netgear worked like a champ... and at N speeds.I was truly surprised discover this... I had sat down with some network tools to benchmark the two adapters (and my network) and was stunned by the results. I reran the tests multiple times. I just don't think consumers should have to work this hard to verify that products do what they are advertised to do. | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
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One Star Reviews: | 19% Didn't last very long, but worked when it worked. October 1, 2017 Bought this a month or so ago, now when I plug it into ANY USB port it doesn't even turn on (blue light), no detection basically going in the garbage now. Had to plug in tp-link usb adapter that's been laying around for years. Sadly I bought this because of the brand name. This product only lasted me a couple of weeks and ... September 9, 2017 This product only lasted me a couple of weeks and it went out on me randomly while streaming the net. I had initially thought it was my router/computer so i reformatted my computer. turns out it was just this usb adapter. Was working fine for about a month and half and all of ... July 7, 2017 Was working fine for about a month and half and all of a sudden it just stopped working. Have tried different USB ports and nothing. Won't be buying it again. Seems like these things don't work for very long. Very dissapointed. My laptop was having issues with wifi so decided to ... June 17, 2017 My laptop was having issues with wifi so decided to use this to fix my problem. It connects at 10Mbps and my speed test got about 1.6Mbps down and 10/Mbps up. Did the same test on the same laptop using LAN cable and got 102Mbps/10Mbps. Thought it was my router so I ran my speed test on my iPhone with wifi connected, got 106Mbps/12Mbps.Internet loaded slowly and would time out. Installed an updated software from linkages website and driver just to be sure.. Same result. Maybe I got a defected unit. This Mini USB device doesn't work! Tried it on ... May 18, 2017 This Mini USB device doesn't work! Tried it on 3 other lap tops and the same issues happened. Unable to connect to My router. Used it on Windows 7, 8.1 and 10. Always the same issue,On all 3 Systems it reported, "The Wireless Network Adapter is experiencing Problems". I have been networking computer systems for over 20 years and this issue is not on my end. Its the inability for the Device to not be recognized. I researched this and found that it was a common complaint posted all over the Net. I definitely want a refund or a another Wireless Mini USB that works! Not another Linksys!Rob Dean No driver support for Windows 10! Do not buy! November 19, 2016 I've been a long-time customer of Linksys, but the company has really gone downhill in the past five years. Linksys has become notorious for releasing hardware and then never updating drivers. The last existing driver for this device is 2011. With the new Windows 10 update in August, this device is no longer supported and Windows will not update until you disconnect the device due to driver incompatibility.The device *will still work* if you plug it back in after the Windows 10, August 2016 update, but the 2011 driver causes severe issues with certain video card drivers (I have an AMD Radeon R9 video card and I get hard, black screen driver crashes due to the bad 2011 wireless driver), and hardware acceleration in Firefox and other internet browsers.I've had this device for two years and was otherwise satisfied with it, but it has rendered my system unstable following the August 2016 Windows 10 update. It worked fine with Windows 10 prior to that update. However, there really is no excuse for a company to still be marketing a device when the drivers for that device are 5 years old. | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet | 0% There are no reviews yet |
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Article Number | 0763615795388 | 0745883598403 | 0898029660042 | 0745883596782 | 0010343922327 |
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Brand | Linksys | Linksys | IOGEAR | Linksys | Epson |
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Height | 13.8 in | 92.9 in | 44.5 in | 396.8 in | 244.1 in |
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Length | 113.0 in | 240.2 in | 128.0 in | 103.9 in | 570.9 in |
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Manufacturer | Linksys | Linksys | IOGEAR | Linksys | Epson |
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Model | AE1200 | WUSB6300 | GUWAVKIT4B | EA3500 | EX7240 Pro WXGA 3LCD Projector |
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MPN | AE1200 | WUSB6300 | GUWAVKIT4B | LNKEA3500 | EX7240 Pro WXGA 3LCD Projector |
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Number of Parts | AE1200 | WUSB6300 | GUWAVKIT4B | LNKEA3500 | EX7240 Pro WXGA 3LCD Projector |
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Product Group | CE | Personal Computer | Personal Computer | Personal Computer | CE |
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Product Type | NETWORKING_DEVICE | NETWORKING_DEVICE | NETWORKING_DEVICE | NETWORKING_DEVICE | OFFICE_ELECTRONICS |
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Publisher | Linksys | Linksys | IOGEAR | Linksys | Epson |
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Quantity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Studio | Linksys | Linksys | IOGEAR | Linksys | Epson |
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Weight | 0.1 oz | 1.1 oz | 0.4 oz | 5.0 oz | 18.7 oz |
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Width | 37.0 in | 209.1 in | 15.0 in | 502.4 in | 543.3 in |
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Feature | Leading Wireless-N technology for top performance and range High Speed (up to 300 Mbps) for fast wireless transfer rates Extended range with multiple (MIMO) antennas Ideal for connecting anywhere in your home Ideal for getting connected to Wi-Fi hotspots Ideal for web surfing, email, and chat | Supports Microsoft Windows 10, 7, 8, XP, Vista Lightning-fast HD Video and Gaming Up to 867 Mbps speed on Wireless-AC 5 GHz band or Up to 300 Mbps speed on Wireless-N 2.4 GHz band Compatible with all Wireless AC 802.11ac routers, access points and extenders (Linksys, Belkin and others) Supports up to 128-bit encryption (WEP, WPA and WPA2) Support WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) button for easy connection with wireless router or wireless access point Easy to use CD setup wizard and compatible with Microsoft Windows 8, 7, Vista SP1/SP2 and XP SP3 | TROUBLESHOOTING:Please refer page 20 in the user manual attached to this page for troubleshooting solution. Enjoy your computer content on a big screen without cables stretching across the room Surf the Internet and experience your favorite online shows from the comfort of your couch View your photos and slideshows on the big screen with your friends and family Intel 2.2GHz processor (2.4GHz Recommended) with 2GB (3GB Recommended) of system memory (RAM)Windows® 10, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 8, Windows® 7 Enjoy your computer content on a big screen without cables stretching across the room. Surf the Internet and experience your favorite online shows from the comfort of your couch View your photos and slideshows on the big screen with your friends and family Display presentations and content wirelessly using a projector for business meetings Stream music library or Internet radio from your computer to your home theater system Extend your laptop screen to the HDTV while working on your laptop The GUWAVKIT4B's receiver is able to associate with up to 8 USB transmitter's. Offers first come first serve wireless transmission, perfect for conference rooms, boardrooms and classrooms. Purchasing an additional back up transmitter dongle serves as a simple solution for sepearate location usage. The Wireless 1080p Computer to HD Display Kit provides line-of-sight, in-room transmission up to 30 feet, and is easy to install and operate. Plus, it is an ideal solution for both home and office use. | Dual-band wireless supports high bandwidth applications such as video streaming or file sharing Wireless-N technology uses multiple radios to create a robust signal that travels farther and faster, with reduced dead spots. Two spatial streams (2TX and 2RX) for 2.4G band and three spatial streams for 5G band (3TX and 3RX). Up to 300+450Mbps Wireless Data Rates. 1 x 10/100/1000M WAN; 4 x 10/100/1000M LAN Dual-band wireless supports high bandwidth applications such as video streaming or file sharing Wireless-N technology uses multiple radios to create a robust signal that travels farther and faster, with reduced dead spots. Two spatial streams (2TX and 2RX) for 2.4G band and three spatial streams for 5G band (3TX and 3RX). | Far more accurate color with Epson - 3LCD, 3-chip technology for 3x Higher Color Brightness (1) and up to 3x Wider Color Gamut (2) than competitive DLP projectors. Look for two numbers: 3200 lumens (3) Color Brightness for more accurate, vivid color and 3200 lumens (3) White Brightness for well-lit rooms. Pro-quality projector - WXGA resolution (1280 x 800) offers 2x more resolution than SVGA for HD-quality presentations; plus enhanced connectivity. Wireless - project from your laptop, tablet, or smartphone (4) without plugging into the projector, so you can move freely about the room. Share HD videos directly from your smartphone, tablet or streaming device - supports MHL-enabled devices, including Chromecast and Roku Streaming Stick. |
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