AC650 USB WiFi Adapter for Linux (Model # AC5L)

Absolutely great product for Windows 11 and LINUX. The antenna is double normal size and penetrates signal through my three layers of bricks over a twenty foot area. Installation was easy and up and running on both system types after you have entered router passkey. You might have to restart the computer before WIFI is connected . I’ve tried cheaper standard dongles with LINUX and it’s a pain to set them up. Good value for money item, sturdy and comes with installation cd and instructions. but I didn’t need them.

Great WiFi Adapter, I was having issues with the on-board WIFI from the RPI4B and bought this and it made the world of difference. Installation was a breeze, plug in the adaptor and run a command line and job done. I never had compatibility issues with using this on bookworm and bulleye (2024-10-22) over all i found this good value and had great software compatibility.

If you're using Linux, then this is a very good option that works out of the box. I have had so much trouble with TP-Link adapters, but I plugged this in, and it worked straight away on multiple distros.

I've tried the adapter on a few machines now, it worked on Windows instantly with plug & play. I then tried it on Garuda Linux (Arch) and using the command they provide, the drivers were installed and working in under a minute. I also noticed very little difference in network speeds compared to my ethernet cable. However, the one complaint I do have is that the antenna feels a bit rattle-y and loose, and the biggest problem is the turning angles. Unfortunately, you cannot turn the antenna any way you like which is a bit of a problem depending on how your setup is structured. Finally, I tried this on a Raspberry PI 1B despite the description stating it is only for 2+, when installing drivers it seemed that the progress had stopped indefinitely, however, after communicating with Alkis from tech support, he was very helpful and explained why these lower models are not listed in the description and the reason it seemed stuck. It turned out that the compilation of the driver would take several hours on such low hardware, it ended up taking roughly 5 hours. After installing the drivers however, the WIFI adaptor works completely fine except that it can't be used to its full potential because it is being bottle necked by the RPI's hardware.

Brand new condition,fully working with my device, easy to install.

Having recently switched to Linux I have had lots of problems with Wi-Fi dongles. This one worked straight out of the box on Linux (Zorin 17.2 core). It connected to my phone's Wi-Fi hotspot on 5 gigahertz on channels 36 + 42 ( something none of the other dongles could do). I have an unlimited data plan for £18 a month and I'm getting 100 Mbs + download and 50Mbs+ upload speeds on 4G. So very happy, particularly at the speed and ease with which this product was installed and worked.

Having received an installation CD with drivers for the product, I then attempted to install said drivers on my Linux machine. Much to my dismay and disappointment, running the install script popped up a tonne of errors on my terminal. If I had more knowledge in C programming, maybe I could've solved the issue myself but even enlisting the help of someone who know's C didn't help. Eventually, I ended up finding some drivers on a GitHub page, some of which froze my machine, and one that eventually worked... I get that Linux has a small market-share of all PCs in the world but that doesn't mean you should make shiny, excellent, marvellous install wizards for the big two (Mac and Windows) then give Linux half the attention. If you don't have the time/manpower to spare for Linux, then don't support it at all rather than sell us, the buyer, false dreams that your product will work out the box. I hope the makers of this product will see this review and make improvements to the drivers. P.S. Please put the drivers on your website. Upon visiting the site, the drivers for this model WiFi dongle are nowhere to be found

Switched to Pop OS recently, and my internal WiFi card didn’t have proper driver support. I expected this would take an hour setting up installing drivers and all But it just worked fine straight out of box with decent speed Didn’t expect that — pleasantly surprised.

La BrosTrend Linux Chiavetta WiFi USB AC650 è davvero un ottimo dispositivo di rete. La utilizzo su un PC dedicato a Linux e riesce a captare segnali anche piuttosto lontani, con velocità e potenza molto buone. L’installazione su Linux è semplice grazie al comando fornito dai produttori, mentre su Windows tutto avviene automaticamente, senza complicazioni. L'antenna della chiavetta forse è un pò troppo lunga, ma comoda da usare e costruita con materiali di buona qualità. In generale, offre prestazioni affidabili sia per Linux che per Windows, rendendola una scelta consigliata per chi cerca una soluzione versatile e funzionale.

This device worked seamlessly out of the box on an older Dell Micro PC running Zorin OS 18, with no configuration required. Installation was truly plug-and-play, and the compatibility with a Linux-based operating system was excellent. Overall, it delivered exactly as advertised and effectively extended the useful life of my desktop system. A solid, reliable product that I would recommend.

I needed wpa3 on my old 2015 MBP running Linux Mint so I purchased this adaptor. Linux Mint recognised it, installed the drivers automatically and connected to the wpa3 wifi straight away. Amazing !!!!

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El producto lo compré porque a mi computadora Lenovo con Fedora no admitía usb wifi. Buscando llegué a esta opción y después de tres días de uso la recomiendo bastante. La instalación es súper rápida y si no sabes cómo en el correo de soporte te ayudan, son bastante amables. Una vez instalados los drivers no necesitas preocuparte porque se actualice el kernel ya que ellos le dan mantenimiento.