Cisco-Linksys WUSB12 Wireless-B Compact USB Adapter
by Linksys

List Price: $105.00
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Category: CE
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Digital product summary information

• Simple, portable, wireless networking for your notebook or desktop
• Works with any USB-equipped PC
• Wireless-B (802.11b) connectivity at 11 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz radio band
• Plug in and you're connected -- no need to open your computer

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Digital camera reviews of Cisco-Linksys WUSB12 Wireless-B Compact USB Adapter

Digital camera Review: Brilliant concept, Terrible performance
Summary: 2 Stars

I bought two of these for two home machines. They both struggled with reception (only about 30 feet away, through a couple of walls), getting 0 to 20% signal strength, averaging probably 8%. It would drop out completely for a while at times. This is WITH the linksys signal booster on top of the BEFW11S4.

With the machines in the exact same place I hooked up a WET11 bridge instead. I get 80% signal strength or better, and no dropped connections. It is much faster, presumably because of less error and retries.

I am returning both of these and using either WET11s on my machines, or trying the WUSB11 adapter, which has an antenna. Hopefully that one performs better. The form factor is not as good and it requires power, but at least it should work well.

Summary of Cisco-Linksys WUSB12 Wireless-B Compact USB Adapter

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