{"id":48830,"date":"2023-02-09T19:45:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T18:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=48830"},"modified":"2023-02-09T19:45:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T18:45:09","slug":"review-wireless-1300-mbit-s-11-ac-wireless-adapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/48830\/review-wireless-1300-mbit-s-11-ac-wireless-adapter\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Wireless 1300 Mbit\/s 11 AC Wireless Adapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Low-cost USB WLAN stick with USB 3.0 in practice.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I recently dusted off an old desktop computer at work. It was sufficient for testing purposes, otherwise it would have been disposed of. At home, however, I discovered that although it had Ethernet, it was of no use for WLAN. So I was looking for an inexpensive WLAN stick that ideally also promised somewhat faster data transmission. There are lots of cheap and compact adapters, but they are usually not very fast.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/48830\/review-wireless-1300-mbit-s-11-ac-wireless-adapter\/#The_hardware\" >The hardware<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/48830\/review-wireless-1300-mbit-s-11-ac-wireless-adapter\/#Commissioning\" >Commissioning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/48830\/review-wireless-1300-mbit-s-11-ac-wireless-adapter\/#Speed\" >Speed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/48830\/review-wireless-1300-mbit-s-11-ac-wireless-adapter\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/48830\/review-wireless-1300-mbit-s-11-ac-wireless-adapter\/#More_pictures\" >More pictures<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_hardware\"><\/span>The hardware<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the end, I decided on a more or less no-name product. Cost <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3jLLgI6\">15 euros on Amazon<\/a>, the &#8220;Wireless 11AC USB Adapter&#8221;. USB 3.0 with support for 5Ghz WLAN. After all, it is supposed to achieve a maximum of 867 Mbit\/s, which is a good 100Mbit\/s. Well, that is always a very theoretical value.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wlan_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wlan_6.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wlan_6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wlan_6-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, this thing is big. Besides the already quite large housing, it comes with two antennas. The thing is not fancy, but it is stable.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Commissioning\"><\/span>Commissioning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In addition to the Wifi stick, a short manual and a driver CD are included. Fortunately, the latter is not needed; the stick is recognised directly under Windows 10 and 11. The CD also contains drivers for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 8. If you no longer have a CD drive, the instructions include a download link via Dropbox, which is trustworthy.<\/p>\n<p>A small LED flashes during the connection.<\/p>\n<p>Under Linux, on the other hand, I had no luck at first. I&#8217;ll have to see if I can somehow persuade Linux to cooperate. &#8220;lsbusb&#8221; recognises the stick as &#8220;Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL88x2bu&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wlan_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"658\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wlan_3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wlan_3-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/wlan_3-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Speed\"><\/span>Speed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>100Mb\/s would be the theoretical maximum. Right next to my router I also get just under 32 MB\/s, a little further away to just over 20Mb\/s. Not a highlight, but OK, the internal WLAN card of my notebook manages a little more. It is sufficient for operation on my desktop.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For 15 euros you get a solid WLAN connection, the thing is quite big, not particularly fancy, but provides a stable connection, the speed is also OK. 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