Cisco-Linksys High-Performance Wireless-N Adapter

6 Review to this product

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  B.Jones
  June 6th, 2010 on 4:37 am

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  I downloaded the latest drivers from Linksys and installed this unit on a Win7 Ultimate x64 pc w/out the included bloatware; connecting via Windows directly to a wireless-n router on 5 GHz.

  I was shocked at first because this unit connects at about 6 Mbps on a 130 Mbps rated WAN connection. I was expecting much higher speeds until I started monitoring the Linksys AE1000. Its connection seems to vary from 6 or 13 Mbps at idle/during low bandwidth use and jumps to about 39 Mbps during heavy bandwidth use. It does feel faster than my older PCI wireless-g card.

  Physically, the items are made out of high quality material. The USB adapter has a glossy black finish, with a flashing blue light to indicate data transmissions. The extension cable is a nice thick flexible cable with a secure connection on both ends. The bottom of the USB adapter’s base has a soft rubber material to prevent it from sliding on your desk.
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  Peon the Great
  June 6th, 2010 on 3:02 pm

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  The adapter is very reliable and fast. Installation is a breeze: I attached it to a Dell XPS running Windows 7, when system prompts for driver, put in the driver CD, done. Large file copy? No problem. Internet TV/streaming? No problem.

  The USB cable extender is also a plus. I can move it around for better signals.

  I’m using it with D-Link DIR-655 and having perfect 300Mbps link speed as advertised.
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  A. Tran
  June 6th, 2010 on 11:57 pm

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  I have a D-Link 655 Wireless-N router. It’s great. I hated the Linksys N160 router because it didn’t work.

  I also have the small Buffalo wireless-N adapter, which gives me about 58 Mbps speed.

  But this Linksys AE1000 is amazing. Set up was easy. I didn’t even have to install the CD that came with it, unlike the Buffalo adapter.

  And the best part? I’m getting a speed of 300 Mbps with this Linksys AE1000!!!!!

  Lesson learned?

  Just like Home Theater equipments, a lot of times you have to select the BEST components even if they don’t MATCH brand-wise.

  So the D-Link router is the best, and this Linksys adapter is the best.
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  Eduardo Nietzsche
  June 8th, 2010 on 9:40 pm

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  I bought this for a WinXP Dell desktop after the 3-year old D-Link PCI wireless adapter kept acting up.

  At first I followed the dire warnings/instructions on the manual and installed the Linksys software before plugging in the adapter. Then while troubleshooting some Internet service issues with a tech support guy from AT&T, I was advised to uninstall the software and let Windows install its own drivers and manage the connection by itself.

  Voila! Much, much better idea. The Linksys software was proving to be kind of a resource hog and was sometimes buggy.

  Reception is rock-solid, and installation w/o the Linksys CD was a snap…all of maybe 5 minutes. Plus this thing just looks cool sitting on top of my CPU: love the shape and color and glowing blue light!

  Will see what long-term reliability is like; I had avoided buying a USB adapter previously after hearing that PCI was more stable and USB more flaky especially when switching on and off into standby mode. Will report back if problems arise…
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  Daniel Hong
  June 10th, 2010 on 5:08 pm

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  Software is not that usefull- cisco connect thing.

  and usb stand is really cheap, it won’t “stand” on your desk, cords are too heavy, and adapter is too light.
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  t-money
  June 12th, 2010 on 6:39 pm

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  What’s great about it: It does connect quite easily to the wireless Cisco router
  
  What’s not so great: Could not see network options under ‘My Network Places’
  
  “Under ‘Windows Explorer’ where ‘My Network Places’ exists, you can click ‘Entire Network’ and then choose ‘Microsoft Windows Network’ to see other machines on the network.

  After plugging this in, the above options were no longer available. If there were pre-mapped network folders, etc., they were there and worked fine but browsing using the above was not an option.

  My network has one XP machine wired to the router and 2 laptops (one XP and one Windows 7).

  Installation was easy and painless via the CD.

  Since the whole point is to have a network and have it be wireless, I can’t give it a positive review considering the above tedium.