I began having issues with my lower end d-link usb adapter (DWA-130) dropping connections . The signal from my router was fairly weak with the DWA-130 so i decided to try this DWA-160 out to see if I could get a stronger, more consistent connection.

i have a dlink dir-655 router . i just bought this wifi stick...because i thought it would be better than my cisco adpater....much worse....brought my signal to 2 bars and 39 mbps...i was at 144mbps before using this other adapter. returning it tomorrow!

Bought two of these. My connections via D-Link are running slower and with weaker connectivity than the existing Wi-Fi

This is an excellent product. Easy to download software and had it working in minutes. It has never dropped my wireless connection and my connection is super fast. A little more pricier than some others but I'd rather pay a little more and get a much better product than pay $20 less and get...

This leaves you with the Ralink drivers which are source downloadable from Ralink's website, but they're kind of buggy. If you fiddle with them it's possible to get improvement, but getting them to compile and install on 12.04.1 Ubuntu seemed leave them in a state where they drop connections...

It's not like the hardware is horrible..

On Linux if you get the B2 revision of this device it will use an RT5572 chipset; which is not supported (to my knoweldge) by Kernel drivers listed on wireless.kernel.org as of 11/2012

Ordered for use with Fluke Airmagnet Analyzer and Omnipeek.DLink changed the chipset to Ralink 5572, so hardware version is now incompatible with both products.

i am happy with this

this beast squeezed 144 mbps out of a router that can only do 100 and from 100(more like 96) feet too this is good

it broke by usb port by the process of overvolting and i dont know how (it probably wasn't the card

This product does not perform as advertised. I have this device connected to a laptop which I placed in the same room as my desktop which has a DWA-552 card installed. The DIR-655 router was in the next room, about 10 feet away.

With built-in Wi-Fi now a regular feature of the latest PCs and notebooks, the role of the humble USB adapter is somewhat diminishing. However, with the expansion of 802.11 draft-n Wi-Fi into homes over both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, chances are your computer isn't transferring files at the fastest...

Dual band operation; detailed Wireless Connection Manager

Large; poorly implemented WPS; relatively poor speeds; no Mac OS X support

Works prima without fuss, quick and easy installation. 'm Very happy with everything except the price. Fungerar prima utan krångel, snabb och enkel installation. Är jättenöjd med allt förutom priset.