802.11ac is a new wireless standard worth getting excited about, even though it has yet to be ratified. Netgear has a solid 11ac router on the market, the R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit , and an 802.11ac wireless adapter to go with it: the 802.11ac A6200 WiFi Adapter .

Supports 802.11ac

Unimpressive throughput; Buggy software.

When we look at the internet connection speeds that many of us are become all to familiar with and the amount of data that we find ourselves moving around our networks, it was only a matter of time before we saw a need to speed up our wireless networks to come into line with Gigabit Ethernet.

802.11ac ready; Strong performance; Easy to set up; Dual Band 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios; Beamforming+ technology

Will be soon classed as slow as 802.11ac routers and devices mature

Today we look at the Netgear A6200 USB (2.0) 802.11ac Network Adapter. This adapter is designed for those users who are looking to upgrade their current network equipment to match that of the newest Wi-Fi protocol, 802.11ac. 802.11ac provides the fastest wireless speeds theoretically topping 1GBps.

If you're looking for an easy way to enable high speed WiFi on your PC, than the Netgear A6200 WiFi USB Adapter may be the solution to create a wireless network in your home or office without the need for a complex installation process or cabling system.

UPDATE: The prior connectivity issues when running on Windows8.1 have been resolved by changing the router to one that is wireless N capable, versus the old one which was wireless G capable only.

I was truly impressed, after being frustrated with my 11n dongle getting 8Mbps to going to 30Mbps and the Netgear adapter picking up 9 other networks in my area, when my other only picked up 2....

speed; range; price

the software is a bit dodgie but works

Netgear's A6200 wins the award for most ambitious industrial design. Its USB interface is mounted on a hinged connector, and its antenna is housed inside a thin rectangular bar that you can pivot to fine-tune its reception.

Works fine once you address flaw, but disappointing that flaw still not fixed in firmware a year later after initial release. Took me a while to run the problem down, at first I thought it was my system config and wasted time chasing until I found the issue via Google. Hope this post helps others.

Has very good range for both 2.4 and 5 GHz; Speed good but will ultimately be limited by USB 2.0 constraint.

Has flaw where connect intermittently drops out, and where it will consistently NOT reconnect at system restart; Google "A6200 or WNDA3100v2 wireless adapter intermittently disconnects" and you'll find more info on this issue on the Netgear site and elsewhere.

the setup is quick and easy,the web browsing is fast and flawless, as well as the online gaming on it is pretty good; I have watched a lot of HD videos on netflix and youtube with fast buffer time

haven't found any quite yet other then the fact that it is easy to knock off of a shelf

The Netgear A6200 11ac adaptor provides good performance at range which can be more than double that of a current 802.11n laptop 3x3 MIMO setup. The addition of an attractive design and the ability to mount this in a USB slot vertically are an added bonus. For the best of the bunch though look to the Asus AC-56.