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Signal Strength
Customers generally have positive feedback regarding the WiFi dongle's signal strength and quality, with some noting strong signals even when located far from the router or in larger houses. However, a few customers mention that the 5GHz band could be improved and that they had to purchase a WiFi extender for better performance due to the small size of the device not being suitable for their specific use case.
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Connectivity Performance
Customers have generally positive feedback regarding the connectivity performance of the Cudy AC650 WiFi Dongle, with some reporting faster download and upload speeds compared to their built-in WiFi chips. However, a small number of customers mentioned losing a USB port as a minor inconvenience.
Compatibility
Customers have generally positive experiences with the Cudy AC650 WiFi Dongle's compatibility, but some encountered issues during installation on certain operating systems. The majority reported easy plug-and-play functionality on Windows and Mac, while a few faced challenges installing it on Linux or Windows 10.
Highlights
Quality
Works really well and easy to install
Works well, used to upgrade my old laptop, can now watch yt on 1080 without buffering
Bought this for an old desktop pc that doesn't have built-in wi-fi.
The wifi (and bluetooth) on my laptop was being very intermittent, with the adapters vanishing & then reappearing again wheneve... Read More
Price
Gotta say am really impressed overall for the price of pretty much a large coffee have almost doubled the download speed of fil... Read More
Brought this on a wim as was only £5.
Cheap and cheerful wifi adapter to repair an aging laptop.
Still - for the price, it's swift, good enough for most uses - perhaps not hardcore gaming, but everyday use will be fine.
Shipping
Arrived quickly, easy to install and is a big improvement on my previous dongle.
Competitiveness
There are 2 models, apparently a slightly newer one, or one with a slightly different model name, but i researched both, even f... Read More
I could maybe improve this by putting a better realtek driver on, or maybe even the chinese cd.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
signal, good, great, easy and small. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 2,285 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 3 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The signal strength and speed drops off significantly the further away you are which is obvious but more so given the size of this gadget and lack of a decent antenna
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Installed transparently on a w10 machine didnt have to do anything at all
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you have an old laptop that doesnt have internet connectivity or maybe an older version of windows installed you may need an offline copy of the drivers to make use of it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bought this to replace a dongle that didnt have win10 support
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Zero interest in installing the chinese software
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I could maybe improve this by putting a better realtek driver on or maybe even the chinese cd
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