Which USB Wireless Adapter?

[martd]

Hi all

I have Windows 7 installed on my PC and I was wondering which wireless USB adapter would work best?

At present I have a Netgear PCI wireless card which wont work and I prefer the USB devices anyway.

Looking forward to any assistance. Cheers

 

[Dwarf]

Hi martd and welcome to Se7en Forums

What make and model of router are you using? You can get USB tranceivers for all of the popular makes, but it is best to use the same manufacturer for both.

 

[hybridfan]

I got this one and it works fine...

Tenda Wireless-N USB Adapter - Ebuyer

 

[SquonkSC]

Hi all

I have Windows 7 installed on my PC and I was wondering which wireless USB adapter would work best?

At present I have a Netgear PCI wireless card which wont work and I prefer the USB devices anyway.

Looking forward to any assistance. Cheers

Hi martd,

What ever brand it is, make sure it carries native windows 7 drivers for both 32bit and 64bit.

Stay away from netgear.
A lot of problems with netgear have been posted here before.

For the rest, just watch this thread grow with suggestions.

Greetz

 

[SquonkSC]

The growing part might take some time, maybe even a day because a lot of members are asleep right now. (different timezones)

Greetz

 

[martd]

Thanks all

Looking forward to the growth! (although that doesnt sound good does it!!!)

Cheers!!

 

[SquonkSC]

Hmm, let me post something to get this back to the attention.

Most members are awake and logged in now.

Good luck

 

[BishopLord]

I bought this one this past weekend. Works really good. Low price and fast shipping, too. I'm currently using it on my wife's PC running WinXP Pro and the router is a Airlink wireless G. One day when I upgrade to a wireless N router, this adapter will be all set to take advantage of the N speed, but for now, it's working great. I've only bought Airlink over the past 6 years and it's been a very good product.

AirLink 101 AWLL6070 150Mbps 802.11n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter - AWLL6070 - Buy.com - $17.95

 

[SquonkSC]

I bought this one this past weekend. Works really good. Low price and fast shipping, too. I'm currently using it on my wife's PC running WinXP Pro and the router is a Airlink wireless G. One day when I upgrade to a wireless N router, this adapter will be all set to take advantage of the N speed, but for now, it's working great. I've only bought Airlink over the past 6 years and it's been a very good product.

AirLink 101 AWLL6070 150Mbps 802.11n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Adapter - AWLL6070 - Buy.com - $17.95

Does it have native Win7 32bit and 64bit drivers on the CD?
Will it run well under Win7?

 

[BishopLord]

Does it have native Win7 32bit and 64bit drivers on the CD?
Will it run well under Win7?

I'm not sure, but it does support Vista.

Here's the product spec for that adapter: http://www.airlink101.com/products/awll6070.php

 

[martd]

I've gone for the one recommended by Hybridfan.
Looks the part too!

I'll let know know how I get on.

Thanks for your help guys, especially Squonksc for keeping the thread alive!

 

[Alejolas]

I've gone for the one recommended by Hybridfan.
Looks the part too!

I'll let know know how I get on.

Thanks for your help guys, especially Squonksc for keeping the thread alive!

Any new report here?

 

[martd]

Sorry all, I promised i'd let you know didnt I?!

Thanks to Alejolas for the nudge

The Tenda adapter worked straight out of the box with Win7 Beta (not sure which release)

Downloads and uploads are flying and I have had no drop-outs that i've noticed.

My internet speed (SKY broadband) is 9213kbps and I download at 950kBps so theres no lag from the connection.

Router is in my hall and my PC is in the lounge - 1 thick brick wall and on the other side of the room and its all good

The logo is upside down when plugged into the USB dock but to be honest I can just about live with that

9.9/10 (lost 0.1 cos of logo )

Cheers

Martin

 

[Alejolas]

The Tenda adapter worked straight out of the box with Win7 Beta (not sure which release)

Great! I think I'll be buying this device then!

The logo is upside down when plugged into the USB dock but to be honest I can just about live with that

9.9/10 (lost 0.1 cos of logo )

Hehehehehe Well I think we can live with the lil logo problem hehehe...

Ty man!