Cisco-Linksys WUSB600N Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Network Adapter by Linksys
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Digital camera reviews of Cisco-Linksys WUSB600N Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Network Adapter
Digital camera Review: For Computer use only
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this device to upgrade the comunication speed to/from my XBox 360 &/or TIVO. After receiving it, noting that it required installation via a Windows CD, I called Linksys customer support and was told that it could not be used for my intended application. I give it 3 stars because I have no idea if it would work well with the PC applications I now understand it is intended for.Digital camera Review: Gets the job done!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had absolutely no problems with this adapter. I had purchased a different wireless adapter of a different brand and my computer quickly crashed and I had to do the system recovery. I couldn't even do the system restore and I lost all of my pictures and music(well, I did have them backed up so I didn't lose them permanently).
I've had this adapter now for about 4 months it has worked great from day one. It's quick, it picks up a signal quickly and seems to work very efficiently, even with multiple computers accessing the wireless signal.
Digital camera Review: Good Performance, Average Monitoring Capability
Summary: 4 Stars
Performance on both N and G are excellent in terms of throughput and signal strength. G is approximately 3 to 4 dB better (approximately twice the signal strength in terms of power) G throughput is 2.5 megabytes per sec, N performance is 10 megabytes per second.
I tried management of the adapter with both Windows XP internals, and the provided Linksys software. Neither provide adequate monitoring capabilities. The software provided with a cheap Netgear G USB adapter was far superior (it permitted constant graphing of throughput, as well as a table of throughput rates.)
Overall, I'm quite pleased with the performance of the adapter, and use Net Stumbler to monitor strength and a couple of other small utilities to monitor throughput.
Digital camera Review: Good performance; ideal for desktops
Summary: 5 Stars
The 600N goes into a USB port. If you're planning to use on a laptop, note that it's thicker than a normal USB connector and may it block adjacent ports. It comes with a normal USB cable connected to a small stand so the thickness is not a problem for a desktop -- just plug the cable in, put the adapter into the stand, put it on a convenient surface.
And the USB adapter pulls in the signal from a municipal wi-fi point attached to a phone pole across a very wide main street from my wife's office. The signal is solid enough so that she could cancel the Verizon DSL service she's been using and save about thirty dollars a month. The installation software worked as adverstised, in contrast to some other Linksys installation software I've used. The adapter's performance is a nice contrast to the crummy results from a Linksys WRG 310N router, which turned out to have less range than my G + MIO router -- and useless installation software.
The ability to link to the municipal wi-fi signal shows that the N protocol for wi-fi is reasonably mature, so the WUSB600N USB adapter is worth considering even if you're connecting to something other than a Linksys wireless router.
Digital camera Review: Good product, but slow connection!
Summary: 4 Stars
This product installed and worked as expected. Had no trouble configuring it and getting it to work on my Vista machine. The only thing I noticed is when I do a speed test the connection speed is much slower as compared to other devices on the same network.