D-LinkUSB WiFi Adapter AC600 Mini Wireless Internet Dual Band MU-Mimo Wi-Fi Network Desktop Laptop (DWA-171),Black

D-Link USB wifi adapters seem to be the most reliable choice for Mac/Hackintosh computers solely based on the drivers that are available for download from their site. Some of the other brands just don't support anything but Windows based desktops/laptops. In terms of speed it was great. The connection would cut out from time to time, but simply turning my wifi on/off would do the trick. Might be an issue for some but it didn't happen often enough to warrant a return or choosing a different adapter. Be careful that you don't accidentally bump into the adapter or bend it as its very delicate. Mine was plugged in via a front USB port on my desktop and I hit it with my knee and it bent slightly and stopped working. I would wiggle it in and out and could see it would connect and disconnect. Other than that, it's worth the money

I couldn't get my desktop to connect to the 5G option until I added this little guy. Now my speeds are quadrupled!

I bought this to use on a laptop with a dual boot system -- ubuntu and windows 10. The product comes with no instructions for ubuntu, naturally, but I found a link at [...] The procedure was smooth as silk. Then I tried installing the windows driver from the DVD that came with the dongle. That was a nightmare. The OS blocked me from installing from installing it because it wasn't "trusted." I went to the manufacturer's website, and there was FAQ that said something like, "I can't install this on Windows 10." Clicking on the FAQ produced no result. As far as I can tell, it was a dead link. Although the driver couldn't be installed, I kept getting a nag screen asking me to register the device. I tried to do that, but it wanted me to upload a file with my proof of purchase, as if I had such a file, or wanted to take the trouble to make one at that juncture. Then I found something on the website, that said you could chat with a tech, but the device had to be registered first! Since the device is manufactured in Canada, I had useless information in two languages. Je m'en fiche!Finally, I found instructions for enabling the hidden administrator account at http://www.ghacks.net/2014/11/12/how-to-enable-the-hidden-windows-10-administrator-account/. (I don't normally use windows, but it came with the laptop, and I hadn't had occasion to this previously.)All-in-all, it took me an hour to install the dongle on windows. On the plus side, the device is small, and I can keep it plugged in all the time. I only installed it yesterday, but it seems to work fine.

This compact D-Link AC600 USB WiFi adapter exceeded my expectations. I got it to replace a very old (wireless G) adapter from Netgear that had finally died.The installation of the adapter following the software installation and could not have been much easier. It quickly paired to the existing network with a very solid and reliable connection. It is also much faster than the old wireless G adapter it replaced!Here is what I like:+ small size means it's not sticking way out from the back of this desktop PC+ reliable connection: this does not drop connections like the old Netgear.+ super simple setup and configuration+ made my client happy to have better WiFi for a very reasonable price.Downsides? Not any yet. It seems to just work and work pretty well.As should be no surprise, I'm giving this adapter 5 stars because it's easy to install & configure and provides a fast & reliable connection.

To get this to work with a later Linux kernel, you have to find the git repo and download it. My original review was not accepted, possibly for giving the URL as external urls are apparently forbidden, so I'll just say look for the rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux git repo. ArchLinux offers an AUR package for it. You probably have to reboot after installing the module.Because of this, I was only going to give it two stars, however, it does, once the module is installed, give excellent speed. It's smaller than a standard USB.EDIT: D-Link was nice enough to respond and suggest one get drivers from their site. I downloaded the zip file and tried the install.sh script provided, however it failed. While the zip file included a good deal of documentation, much of it seemed for Android and other devices. At this point, I still suggest the buyer using Linux clones the github repo and uses it, assuming you have kernel-headers and kernel-devel (on Fedora, and probably other RH based systems), it's just make, make install and depmod. ArchLinux has an AUR for it that also works. Neither Free nor OpenBSD seemed to recognize it, but I didn't investigate deeply. (Neither, with an Intel card that they recognize, is able to do 802.11ac speed.)EDIT: After only a few months, (August) this no longer works. Both Windows and Linux machines (on two different computers) see the card, but it can no longer make a connection. As it was sold by Amazon, I've written them to see about returning it.

I recently bumped up my internet subscription to 75Mbps. I became very frustrated that I could never achieve that speed. Every now and then I could get close but my actual speeds varied greatly depending on time of day, the cycle of the moon, etc. As a last resort, I decided to try a new AC Wifi adapter (my new cable subscription came with a new AC router and my laptop doesn't support the AC protocol). I went in search of a plug-in adapter that was low profile. After reading a lot of reviews and comparing a lot of prices I decided on this product. I have been using it for several weeks as so far and it has been worth every penny. This adapter is FAST! I consistently get 80+Mbps (google Ookla if you need to check your speed). So, if you are looking for a reasonably priced low-profile AC Wifi adapter, I wholeheartedly recommend this one. By the way, I just ordered another one for my wife's computer. :)

The product I have just received was marked as Model DWA-171 and also shown as an AC600 Mu-Mimo dual band USB adapter. This is slightly different to the older model listed in that it has a WPS button on its side face not on the end face of the unit. However, I have never had luck installing Wifi keys using the WPS button on any device. I have both DWA-171 models, so the major difference with the AC600 model lies in the installation of the software which took me some time to understand the process When first plugged in, the unit was recognized immediately by my laptop but showed up in Device Manager as a Portable Device not Network Adapter. So when I found it in Windows Explorer it had been allocated a new drive letter. When clicking on the drive letter, I could then see the software Exe file. Clicking on this started the software installation, then all was fine. So the software installation was completely different to the other DWA-171 model and I’m sure this method of software installation will be missed by many customers creating problems with people wrongly believing the unit was faulty. The unit works fine and is a better solution for connecting to the internet over WiFi when using my new HP laptop that came with only a single band Wifi card. I am pleased with the way the unit functions over both wave bands. When in the same room as my router the connection over the 5GHz band works brilliantly fast but when several rooms away from my router then the 2.4GHz band is stronger. So it is great to now have two wave band options using such a small but very effective device.Update:I have several good mini-laptops with XP installed which I upgraded to Windows 7. I tried the adapter but it would not work until Microsoft updated the software to Windows 7 Service Pack 1. Then the adapter was alive! So now I have several ultraportable laptops which have superb internet connections using the adapter.

Unfortunately, I didn't install this within the returns period. When I did try to install it the setup program doesn't recognise the device. Tried all ports, not recognised in any of them. Proved the ports work for everything else, so it's not the ports.Pay more for a better quality device

I have a raspberry pi 2 that I want to connect to a 5ghz WiFi network.The setup and outdated online articles for getting this working are extensive.Git, python + make and bash.Nothing worked in the end.Who knows what these processes have installed on my pi now.It's not worth it.

Great price and delivery time

Although listed on compatibility chart, this does NOT work on QNAP 451