ASUS USB-AC55 Dual-Band Wireless-AC1300 USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (USB-AC55)

Works way better than the built-in wifi on my laptop. I get better range and less loss of connection with this device. I guess I could just have a really bad wifi device on my laptop. I also have a ASUS router, so I don't know if the better connection is because both devices are from the same brand. Regardless, it works well for me. It comes with a little stand that's weighted, so it doesn't move around too much. Using the device with Windows 10 and ASUS drivers. It does do some "configuring of USB port" when starting up, so it takes maybe 10-20 seconds before it sets up a stable wifi connection. Not sure if that's due to my laptop or it'll do this for everyone.

I rated this product 4 stars because I do like it but....For some odd reason, the workstation in which this adapter was installed does not work as well as it should. I do not blame the product but more the software included with the product. I might also add that the motherboard this was attached to is also an Asus brand Z87i+ board. Yes, that board includes an AC WiFi daughter card. The daughter card that came with the Asus motherboard did not perform as well as this ASUS USB-AC55 Wireless. The daughter card was removed along with the software it required.So in brief, this did work better but not as well as an Intel AC 7620 that is installed in the workstation right next to it. Why is this? There are a number of reasons why, but the primary reason is the wonky software package that comes with the adapter, and yes you have to install the software package to get the full benefit of the adapter.At present I am getting only 49% to 60% of my "wired" internet speed, even though the software says differently, and yes, it is using the better of the two channels to increase speed. Constant channel changes also impede work online. According to Asus, this is not supposed to happen, and of course it is all my fault for removing the daughter card and using a different Asus adapter. Go figure!The bottom line is, the product is good, but is limited to application. Best be sure before you buy.

Purchased for use with a brand new computer running 8.1. Initially seemed to work fine, but I started noticing suspicious behavior - slow downloading, corrupt downloads, and substantial packet loss (1% - 5% when pinging google.com).After reading some other reviews online, I began to suspect the adapter was the problem. I switched to an earlier model (AC-53) and everything has been fine since.Don't buy this product.

I bought to fill the spot of a standard Ethernet connection as it is not possible for my new PC to reach the router.From the get-go, I have had nothing but issues with this device. I will cover pro's and cons still, however.I have owned this adapter for just shy of a month, however it has been put through years worth of windows updates.Pros:-Looks. Has a 'Carbon Fiber' pattern to it, low profile black.-Easy to set up. I have no disk drive, but the drivers are available readily from ASUS's site. +1 *-Status indicator light is accurate to activity.-USB 3.0-Range is impressive, however with the issues I have had, connectivity at two feet or 60 feet really doesn't matter. +1 *Cons:- #1 Have a W8 upgrade key (go from 7 to 8 to 8.1). With the correct driver each time, it failed to update. Forced me to roll back on two occasions, which cost several hours of time. - 1 *- #2 High latency and packet loss. I have had up to 5% packet loss with this adapter, which is unacceptable. - 1 *- #3 ASUS wifi controller tends to crash. Also tries to force their USB 3.0 driver on you as the user if you opt out of installing it. - 1 *In depth descriptions of issues listed above:#1 - Updating windows will result in failure to update, the first time it occurred, I presumed I was installing too many at once. Failed to install even at one to five updates at a time. Occurred during updates for W8 - Forced me to roll back to W8 pre-updates. Second occurrence going from W8 to W8.1, rolled me back to 8 pre-update.Fix is to remove adapter for each update you install, restart, plug back in. All 107 of them.#2 - Discovered the atrocious packet loss that comes with this device. WILL affect streaming Netflix as well as gaming. Drops every minute or so. Have attempted every fix possible; USB 3 ports, USB 2 ports, reinstalling driver, running in legacy for W7 (which will crash you by the way). Thought maybe the ASUS controller would fix this, nope.#3 - ASUS controller is a joke. Crashed almost every time I used it, ping feature does not work properly. Will whine to install some third party USB driver. No. Will not run in legacy whatsoever. Ran significantly worse than the MS controller, which is impressive I suppose. No change even at two feet from the router versus 60 feet away.Tl;dr friendly version:-High HIGH latency with this device. Packet loss will affect streaming, and make online games impossible to play without irritation. Loss of Star for this.-Range to connectivity is impressive. Star for this.-Does not play well with Windows update. Loss of Star for this.-Drivers are readily and easily accessible from ASUS's site. Star for this.-ASUS controller does not play well with anything. Loss of star for this.Bottom line: I went through a lot of effort to try and make this work for me, and I couldn't get it there. Perhaps I received a defective card, however this was the one and only chance I will give a USB wireless card. I would suggest searching elsewhere; or going for a PCI Express card.

It's not the most advanced and likes to drop occasionally. Seemed to stabilize but you need to use the integrated software to get usability out of it. Bought it fully conscious I wasn't plunking down $120 for an internal tri-band solution (which I would recommend if you can). Just needed wireless in my new place since no solid cable drop to the office and this does the trick. Averages 350mbps connection through a couple walls - so don't expect a speedster for large file transfers.

Great device.Shipping was fast.The base that comes with it is very handy to get around to where it needs to go. I couldn't find anywhere how long the cord is but mine is about 3 ft long.USB 3.0 dual bands. I don't have a wireless AC router, but wanted to take advantage of the faster N speeds.Shiny!!The software that comes with it was really slow and didn't seem compatible with Win 8.1. I may not have had enough patience with it. Windows found the drivers and I was hooked up in a matter of seconds.Before this, i was having bad packet loss with another receiver, but this thing remedied that.It is rather long or longer than i had expected and sticks out from computer case a ways. The base fixes this problem.I have had it about 3 days with no issues. if anything comes up i will post an update.Cheers

Works decent most of the time, few disconnects now and then.