Realtek USB WiFi-N adapter with high gain antenna $13 shipped -$3 (LIVE AGAIN 10/19)

[wirednuts]

you can only see the 300mbs connection rate in the realtek utility. windows will always report no more then 150mbs for this adapter, because that is as fast as the upload on it gets. even though windows says its a 150mbs connection, it should still be downloading at 300mbs speeds, or there abouts.

 

[Zap]

Aaaaand it's back, 50¢ cheaper than last time.

 

[Mongoloid]

BUMP! (sorry, not $3.99)

My take: excellent! I am at my Parent's home. One of the retailers across the street in one of the plaza shops has free wifi but I only get 1 bar on my laptop and most of the time, pages do not load. Used this antenna and now I get 4 bars and the wifi is respectable! ...a night and day difference. I am a believer!!!

 

[Tristicus]

This works well for me.

 

[Ricochet]

BUMP! Currently $3.99 free shipping!

How are getting $3.99? Deal dead?

 

[kinev]

How are getting $3.99? Deal dead?

I was wondering that myself. I see neither $3.99 nor free shipping on either model in the OP.

 

[EvilYoda]

My wifi card's been pretty spotty lately so I checked the links in the OP and neither unit shows free shipping.

 

[Zap]

Live again and hotter than before.

 

[SunnyD]

Had me worried there for a minute, thought I jumped too early on another Rosewill PCIe WLAN nic for $19.99... not a big loss. This is a USB device.

Though I seriously question how they can claim this is an actual 300Mbps device, considering 300Mbps generally means MIMO, and this unit only has one antenna.

 

[Zap]

Had me worried there for a minute, thought I jumped too early on another Rosewill PCIe WLAN nic for $19.99... not a big loss. This is a USB device.

Though I seriously question how they can claim this is an actual 300Mbps device, considering 300Mbps generally means MIMO, and this unit only has one antenna.

Consider the Rosewill to be this device, plus a USB extension/stand. There will be less stress on your USB ports plus you can position it to better receive signals. No money wasted.

I think some of these have internal antennas too. For instance the Trendnet SDB wireless router I posted here actually specifies that there are FOUR antennas, two of which are internal to the unit. Not that unusual. Plenty of USB WiFi dongles don't even have external antennas.

 

[SunRey]

Thank You!

 

[Nunya]

Meritline has this for $10 shipped right now with coupon code MLC126HN. It does have a slightly different part number however.