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Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N

Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
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Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
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Rating: 8.74/10
Devin_L@NCIX
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Review Date: 03/25/13
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:None

Pros:Good speed, signal and cost
Comment:
Bought to temporarily fix Mac 10.7 wi-fi issues, now just use it on my Windows PC because the network card died.Is working good so far and no problems.
Min_D@NCIX
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Review Date: 10/27/12
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:Trivial issue: will not automatically install driver, needs driver CD, requires system restart. Signal strength constant at 135 mbps, not 300 mbps.

Pros:Easy set up, good signal strength, size not a problem for me. No trouble finding wireless network.
Comment:
Just bought one for my desktop PC. Signal strength good but nowhere near 300 mbps. Signal strength is constant, though, which is good.Good use for first day, will see how it performs in the future.Position is one ceiling away from the router so range is not an issue for me.
peter_t@NCIX
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Review Date: 10/21/12
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:signal strength gets a bit weak compared to some better wifi adapters.

Pros:Works fine, found router on first try. easy installation.
Comment:
bought this for a pc that is located at the other end of the house, picks up the signal fine, about a consistent 40% but the good thing is that it has yet to drop  signal or not find my router like other wifi adapters i have tried. would buy again when it's back on sale.
dli21@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/07/12
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:-none yet

Pros:-Good reception-Small
Comment:
A good wireless adapter. Gets the job done and has decent reception over 1 floor. Would definitely purchase again. It's a good deal for the money.
Prateem_S@NCIX
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Review Date: 07/05/12
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:Drivers only seemed to plug-and-install once

Pros:Works awesomely
Comment:
Had to reinstall my system and plugged it into the USB slot again but the drivers didn't install automatically. Not really a complaint since it comes with a small disc with drivers on that so it was still quite easy to install.Excellent buy. :)
damiennorris@NCIX
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Review Date: 05/27/12
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:it's USB, but you probably wanted that.

Pros:very cheap, works great in Linux
Comment:
I bought this for a Linux computer. Here is the device's output from "lsusb":Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8191SU 802.11n WLAN AdapterFor Debian Linux (and possibly Ubuntu), the driver is contained in the "firmware-realtek" package.
Kevin_M@NCIX
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Review Date: 05/23/12
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:none yet for price point

Pros:Good price with easy install & set up
Comment:
Set up was quick & easy with drivers on included disk. Haven't tested the range to verify signal strength distances. Very happy with speed & usage thus far.
iTouchYou@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/12/12
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:None

Pros:Does what it's supposed to do.
Comment:
Does what is intended well. Never experience any problems with the device. Being inexpensive definitely increases the attractiveness of the product. Product is simple, easy to install.
manthi@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/28/12
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:too big for PBO

Pros:connect my PBO in N mode to my pc for $10
Comment:
got this adapter for $10 with the purchase of the patriot box office.was easy to set up using wpsthe only bad thing is the adapter is kinf of too large to fit in the back of the pbo
David_N@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/27/12
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:I prefer plug and play? Requires CD drivers to work.comes with those Micro-CD.Had to reinstall drivers like 3 times to work but it worked in the end and never looked back since.

Pros:Reliable and stable Connection.The absolute best Wireless-N Technology I have ever seen.Very Fast Speeds(download/upload).CD utility looks very nice in terms of information it gives.After its installed and configured, absolutely no maintenance.Does NOT GET BURNING HOTTT! like the others!
Comment:
I brought this to replace a wireless-G adapter for a computer in the basement. It gets signal one floor up which the old adapter gets at 70% (measured using software that came with adapter) while this product will get around 95% on wireless-N. Bad thing is, you must install CD drivers. Driver software is very nice tho, prefer windows wireless for a more seamless integration. RECOMMENDED!
flag zulu@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/10/12
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:none

Pros:Easy to setup
Comment:
no complaint, does exactly what it is supposed to.
Andrew_L@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/06/12
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:setup hungnone so far

Pros:Strong signalCheap when on sale
Comment:
Only had it for a month but it's being used for a computer about a room away from the router. Got it on sale for 15 so other than the long setup time(10 minutes), no other complaints
Boneskull@NCIX
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Review Date: 12/09/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:Windows 7 driver installation needs to be done manually.

Pros:Small form factor
Comment:
Signal strenght is just OK. There are better USB wifi adapters, but you pay more. If you are looking for a down and dirty solution, this one will work. You may have to "tweek" it a bit to get it going properly as the drivers are not the greatest.
Allen_C@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/29/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:Plug-and-play did not work on Windows 7 Professional - I had to manually download the drivers to install.

Pros:Pretty small - quick speeds and excellent reception.
Comment:
This thing is blazing quick. I read the other reviews stating that the speed leaves something to be desired and feared that I may have some performance issues, however since testing this thing out, I'm getting 22 Mbits down and 2.5 up to a local server, and 9.5 down/2.5 up to a server in Toronto (from Vancouver). This is on a 25/2.5 cable connection so I'm thoroughly impressed speed-wise.The drivers for the device can be found here:http://www.patriotmemory.com/products/drivers/Wireless_N.zip4/5 only because plug-and-play did not work, otherwise a great buy.
Sheng Chun_W@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/23/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:I saw someone get it for less than $10 how did that happen..

Pros:Price, range, and easy to use.
Comment:
I get it as a testing product, it works pretty good even with the CD driver come with the package. The signal is actually better compare to my old rosewill easy-n1. From there on I get around 5 of them for my family and friend. They all works pretty good under window 7 I would have to say. I am planning to buy more if the price is still around 15. Good product for the price. Best of all the driver came with the adapter works flawlessly.
gwiz30@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/22/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:Have not found any

Pros:Work ok,great price p.m. for less then $10Add 802.11 N to my devices.
Comment:
Work ok,great price p.m. for less then $10Add 802.11 N to my devices.
Tino1980@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/01/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:could be faster

Pros:Does what its meant to do
Comment:
Does the job, not expesive if you grab it on sale or bundled with the patriot box office. A bit difficult to setup the box office to stream from a windows 7 network, but the speeds of the wifi adaptor are perfect for streaming none HD movies.
KrUsHeR™@NCIX
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Review Date: 10/25/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:-it isn't very fast

Pros:-basically got it for free with the box office bundle
Comment:
You won't be impressing anyone with the speed of this, but when you are basically getting it for free with the patriot box office bundle, its good... I have my box office hard wired so I am not currently using this, but it is nice to have something like this kicking around the house in case you need it some day.
scott_m@NCIX
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Review Date: 10/20/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:- Terrible Range- Poor Signal Strength, compared to two different laptops in the room.-Same poor performance when paired with multiple routers

Pros:Cheap.Nothing else
Comment:
Stay away from this device, terrible chipset, not worth the money.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
TripandShake@NCIX
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Review Date: 10/15/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:none

Pros:its cheap, it works what else could you want
Comment:
bought this as a replacement for a pci wifi card i didnt want to use anyomore, plugged it in installed the drtivers, and boom internets. thats the definition of plug and play.
brent_t@NCIX
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Review Date: 10/11/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:None

Pros:Price, compatibility
Comment:
For 15 dollars you cant go wrong with this. N300/300 spec, works plug n play in every device i tried. Works good enough for the price my friend ordered 5! Excellent ;)
jimmy_h@NCIX
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Review Date: 10/02/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:- Bit expensive at 14.99

Pros:-Great easy to use
Comment:
Overall a great adapter except a bit pricey
Ricky_C@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/16/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:not as fast(but cheap price)

Pros:-it works-cheap prices compare to other wireless lan out-there
Comment:
a good item for my additonal desktop computer since it doesnt hv a network card (had it move to my new one) therefore this usb wireless lan adaptor actually works great. good at what it does, gives you internet conncetion!!!
Calypso@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/09/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:Runs a little warm when streaming video

Pros:Cheap for a network adapter, works great, great value
Comment:
Picked up 2 of these on sale for $15.00. For $15.00 bucks, you can't go wrong. Do yourself a favor and toss the install disk.Download the latest drivers from Realtek and let windows install it. Xp picked it right up and installed no problems! I imagine Win 7 would be as easy. A versatile little adapter as you can easily swap it around between computers. Quite happy with it.
Jonathan_S@NCIX
Rating:

Review Date: 08/27/11
Patriot WI-FI USB Wireless LAN Adapter IEEE 802.11 B/G/N
Cons:none

Pros:PriceUnit is small
Comment:
It works fine and it is small. For the price, I'm happy with this purchase.
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