Unfortunately, the dual-band adapter provided the worst throughput from an 11ac adapter I've tested to date. When I tested the TrendNet's TEW-812DRU router I received amazing performance (actually, ...

Amped Wireless' High Power 500mW Dual Band AC USB Adapter (ACA1) is the adapter released with the company's 802.11ac router, the High Power 700mW Dual Band AC WiFi Router RTA15. Amped Wireless has ...

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) ...

We're doing incredible things with Wi-Fi these days, like designing AI machines that use a wireless internet connection to see through walls — i.e., X-ray vision. With wireless technology that's come ...

Jeff is tasked with separating the “gee whiz” factor from the truly useful when it comes to the latest tech gadgets, and oh, he holds a Ph.D. in physics. He currently works as the supervisor of ...

This USB wireless adapter one-ups normal USB wireless adapters thanks to its removable antenna. Normally, people buy these to use on older laptops that don’t have 802.11b/g wireless built in, and ...

When you’re gaming, hardwiring into your internet via an Ethernet cord will likely produce the most stable connection — but if you have to game wirelessly, you do have options. The best USB Wi-Fi ...

USB Wi-Fi adapters allow you to add wireless internet capabilities to computers that wouldn’t otherwise have it. These may be older devices that never came with a Wi-Fi adapter or newer ones that have ...

There’s one main reason why you’d want to grant your desktop PC access to the wireless world, and it’s a biggie: You’re sick of stringing ugly Ethernet cables around your house. But you also might not ...

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