D-Link has the distinction of being the first networking hardware vendor with a pre-draft 802.11ac wireless adapter on the market. The Wireless AC1200 Dual Band USB Adapter (DWA-182) ($79.00, street) can connect notebooks and laptops to pre-draft 802.11ac routers and can do so through push-button...

Easy install; Included wireless manager utility gives more network information than provided in an OS; Dual-band; Supports 802.11ac; Backwards compatible with older 802.11 standards

Could not connect via WPS with a non D-Link router; No real performance gains over 802.11n adapter

- Build quality. I wouldn't say that it feels flimsy or badly made, but it's light and plasticky. I suspect that the unit would break if you were walking down the hall with a laptop, the AC1200 sticking out, and accidentally banged it into the wall.

This is a good little adapter

- You know how USB ports are often closely packed together? This unit is so wide that it would prevent use of the ports above, below, and to either side; D-Link kindly provides an extension cable with a pretty slick stand which resolves this entirely, but if you are on a laptop, it's inconvenient to...

Will not performs as stated without USB 3.

Finally decided to purchase an ac adapter for my DRI-865L. Easy to install. Files that took some time to transfer and download are breeze and much faster. Definitely recommend this product.

The DWA-182 would be a good choice for extended range scenarios, or to upgrade basic 11n Wi-Fi in budget laptops. Read our D-Link DWA-182 review to find out more.

In our latest roundup of 802.11ac client adapters, D-Link's DWA-182 didn't take any first- or second-place finishes, and it finished in third place...

I would recommend this product to anyone. Once one gets it going one will see the difference in speed. The web pages will load a lot quicker. The down side to using this adapter is if one is upgrading to Windows10 this adapter is not compatible. D-link has not put out any Windows 10 drivers yet.

it improves the speed of web pages

does not work with usb 3.0

I have had nothing but problems with DLink products. I installed and re-installed this half a dozen times and it never once picked up any network even when I was right beside the network. Then when I tried to contact support they put me on hold for like half an hour!!!

Bought this adapter to replace an almost new, failing adapter -- a generic, postage stamp sized adapters which ran hot and died after 4 months. This D-Link adapter (DWA-182, ver C) is the size of a pack of gum. It has ventilation along both sides and is only slightly warmer than room temperature.

this was the cheapest USB 3.0 wifi stick that allowed 802.11ac streaming that I could find, and I am so far very happy with the purchase.

- Excellent value for the price; - Excellent range; no connectivity issues (even on cloudy days; but a lot of this may have to do with my ASUS router.; - Excellent speed; allows me to run Steam streaming from my desktop to my laptop over a 5GHz connection without any lag; - Easy to install (I mean,...

- "Cradle" extension cable is almost essential since the stick itself is somewhat bulky; - Cradle mount doesn't have a great base and can easily be knocked over (this won't affect the performance AFAIK; but it drives my OCD crazy.